Category: Supply Chain Management

Transportation plays a vital role in the business logistics/supply chain management process. Compare and contrast how regulation versus deregulation has impacted transportation. Ask yourself what were the major influences on both regulating and deregulated the transportation industry. What effects has globalization had on regulations? How have customers benefited from regulation or deregulation?
The paper should be a minimum of 1000 words and 7-10 references. APA format should also be used. You will be graded on content, grammar, and format. Your work should be supported by peer-reviewed articles from the University library, Government websites, and/or GAO reports.

Go through the 3 documents provided. The pckback reading is what we will be focusing on, Improving the Processes STEINWEY is a powerpoint presentation with explenations. From the Pckback reading consider the data in Exhibit 7 and write a 500 word paper answering the following questions from Exhibit 7:
1) Is the new process an improvement? Why?
2) Is the machine capable of producing adequately high-quality parts for Steinway? Why?
Use Assignment 4-Kristina as an example on what to do but do not plagiarize the work. Use the same equations and idea but the numbers are different.
Support you argument with examples and numbers.

Pick two objectives from the course syllabus that are the most important to you and why?
I am a Logistics specialist in the navy so you use that to make up whatever two reasons you want. Thank you!

Review Chapter 10 in the book,
Supply Chain and Logistics Management Made Easy: Methods and Applications for Planning, Operations, Integration, Control and Improvement, and Network Design
Discuss the classification of reverse logistics components and definitions of reverse logistics components in the reading. The types or processes listed and the descriiptions in the textbook provide insight. Paraphrase, and cite/reference material from the class reading and library articles (for elaborating in the participating posts). Consider the components the process activities in the textbook.

For this week, address BOTH of the following questions:
Why do some executives believe that inventory is “bad”? Explain why this thinking is incorrect.
Suppose you have been given the task of reducing inventory in your company, without negatively impacting customer service. What actions might you be able to take to accomplish this task?

Show your work. Your response to this homework assignment needs to include both narrative answers (in a text document) and spreadsheet results (in an Excel file) combined in a unified submission.
Write your exercise response using Standard American English. Include a title for your response. The subtitle contains your name, the course title, and the date of submission. Type your response document in the Times New Roman font, size 12, and double-space the lines.
The purpose of this exercise is to test your ability to:
Forecast demand using time-series methodologies given historical demand data in a supply chain.
Analyze demand forecasts to estimate forecast error.
Use Excel to build time-series forecasting models.

You are required to create an analysis of the supply chain of the allocated company, using ‘Poster Presentation which is a way to explore, acknowledge and define a situation and express it through a series of diagrams to create a model and come to a broad understanding of the current supply chain situation of the allocated organization. The poster is usually a mixture of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, charts and pictures.

You are required to create an analysis of the supply chain of the allocated company, using ‘Poster Presentation which is a way to explore, acknowledge and define a situation and express it through a series of diagrams to create a model and come to a broad understanding of the current supply chain situation of the allocated organization. The poster is usually a mixture of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, charts and pictures.

You are required to create an analysis of the supply chain of the allocated company, using ‘Poster Presentation which is a way to explore, acknowledge and define a situation and express it through a series of diagrams to create a model and come to a broad understanding of the current supply chain situation of the allocated organization. The poster is usually a mixture of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, charts and pictures.

You are expected to produce materials (executive summary, report, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, etc.) that would be presented to your boss/leader demonstrating your knowledge and understanding of the key logistics and supply chain issues related to the manufacturing of a common product of your choice. Hersheys choclate. If this product is to hard to research please let me know so we can discuss a second product. Below are the requirements for slides. i have also attached an example. This project will be turned in to turnit in and checked for the use of AI.
Cover page/Introduction 1 slide
• History of company/product 1 slide
• Product Ingredients 1 slide
• Competition 1 slide
• Supply Chain Strategy 1 slide
• Infographic of product supply chain 1 slide
• Infographic of information systems 1 slide
• Infographic of financials 2 slides
– Pricing in the supply chain
– Pricing in the channels
• Promotional Activities 1 slide
– Trade/Consumer
• Future Issues 1 slide
• Recommendations 1 slide