Category: Supply Chain

Background information:
The supply chain profession entered the year leading the digitalization of ecosystems, delivering the customer experience, managing trade uncertainty, and applying circular economy concepts.
Digital technologies have deeply changed the way societies exchange information and interact with each other Technological novelties have altered how people communicate and share information. Technology has driven enterprises to the next level by helping in many ways starting from automating repetitive activities, eliminating errors, and last but not least to help in decision making. The use of technology will surely bring down the challenges and issues, related to customer expectations, managing their suppliers, maintaining the quality standards, and access to supply chain data faced by Supply Chain leaders year-on-year.
The evolution of SCM is being driven by new information technologies, including Big Data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), radio frequency identification (RFID), 3-D printing, robotics, global digital networks, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality. Global supply chain flows will become increasingly digital and integrated, and end-to-end data will be driven in real-time, exponentially increasing upstream information flows.” This new paradigm calls for a new management culture. We call this management culture “Supply Chain Management 4.0.”
This novel technology will affect the logistics, supply chains, manufacturing, and transportation industries. Therefore, the future of every industry will be open to innovation and technology. Every industry is going through a rapid transformation that appeared with the fourth industrial revolution.
As a Project manager what measures are you going to take for your organization under below mentioned critical questions:
Below are the list of companies available which you need to select as a group activity and attempt the critical questions mentioned below.
DHL
Critical Question(s)
Ques-1-Looking ahead to 2023 and beyond, what does the future hold for the supply chain? (3- Marks)
Ques-2-Discuss the role of present technology and its Impact on the Leanness of E-Procurement Processes. (3- Marks)
Ques-3-Examine and Outline the major issues being faced by supply chain manager(s) and how it affects the company they work for. (3- Marks)
Ques-4- Information technology offers many valuable capabilities to the enterprise, especially in E-Auction / Negotiation, Discuss. (3- Marks)
Ques-5- As an expert discuss, how supply chain experts should focus their attention this year to improve the overall supply chain? (3- Marks)

Week 4: Employee Empowerment Memo
You have been asked to provide some ideas about employee engagement to the CEO of your selected company (you may use the company from your Week 2 assignment or you may use your current organization). In your Week 4 assignment, you will write a memo to the CEO providing at least three recommendations of an organizational program/initiative to increase employee empowerment along with the expected benefits. As this is a memo to CEO of your organization, ensure you utilize persuasive language and professional in your delivery (correct spelling and grammar). you may utilize this assignment template to complete the memo.
Assignment Grading RubricCategoryDescriptionPointsPercentage
Benefits of increasing employee empowermentPaper provides clear explanation of employee empowerment3030
Three suggestions of organizational programs/initiatives to increase employee empowermentProvide a clear and concise suggestion 3030
Overview of expected benefitsProvide detailed explanation of the expected benefits 3030
APAPaper is formatted using APA guidelines and includes a title page, and references cited properly1010
TotalAll sections meet or exceeds above requirements100100
Action

Kroger Company and Albertsons (KCAL)
Several challenges have impacted the food supply chains in the United States over the past year.
Supermarkets such as Kroger Company (KC) and Albertsons (AL) are managing food supply chains, labor shortages, and inflation challenges. In addition, KC has made an offer to acquire AL. Details of the merger of KC and AL (KCAL) can be found at the following link:
https://ir.kroger.com/CorporateProfile/press-releases/press-release/2022/Kroger-and-Albertsons-Companies-Announce-Definitive-Merger-Agreement/default.asp.
For this assignment, please focus on the potential merger of KC and AL.
Discuss how KC could use the Supply Chain Umbrella to complete a successful merger with AL (Chapter 1).
Discuss how new purchasing policies could be implemented to improve supplier performance if the KCAL merger is approved (Chapter 3).
Describe how KC could improve the effectiveness of the sourcing team if the merger with AL is approved (Chapter 2).
Discuss how KCAL could use supply chain integration to gain a competitive advantage in 2024 (Chapter 4).
Article 1: “Kroger Bets $25 Billion on Bulking Up to Be More Like Walmart,” Link:
https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/35890-kr…
Article 2: “Kroger Says Food Inflation Beginning to Ease,” Link:
https://www.wsi.com/articles/kroger-kr-q3-earnings…
Article 3: “Surging Food Prices Turn More Shoppers Into Bargain Hunters,” Link:
https://www.wsi.com/articles/surging-food-prices-turn-more-shoppers-into-bargain-hunters-
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Article 4: “How Kroger Beat the Supply Chain Crisis,” Link:
https://progressivegrocer.com/how-kroger-beat-supp…
Article 5: Kroger News, “Kroger Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s
2022 Corporate Equality Index for the Fourth Year in a Row,” Link:
https://ir. kroger.com/CorporateProfile/press-releases/press-release/2022/Kroger-Earns-Top-
Score-in-Human-Rights-Campaign-Foundations-2022-Corporate-Equality-Index-for-Fourth-Year-in-a-Row/default.aspx
Overview of Kroger: https://www.thekrogerco.com/
Overview of Albertsons: https://www.albertsons.com/
instruction There are two components of the assignment that will need to be posted to Canvas:
1. PowerPoint slides – Microsoft PowerPoint file
2. Recorded presentation – MP4 file
1. PowerPoint Slides: —
Each student will develop a presentation that summarizes the results of your project.
Presentations should include 10-25 PowerPoint slides. Please upload your PowerPoint slides to the appropriate “Assignment” tab in Canvas.
Citation of references in Power Point: For PowerPoint presentations, please include links to citations of sources at the bottom of the page.
A complete reference list at the end of the document is not necessary.
The textbook and the articles included with this assignment should be used as references, which count toward the minimum requirement.
Outline of the report:
I.
Title page that includes your name
11. Introduction
III.
KCAL and the Supply Chain Umbrella
IV.
Purchasing policies for KCAL
V.
Improving the effectiveness of the purchasing team
VI.
Creating a competitive advantage with supply chain integration
VII.
Conclusions

Week 3: Quality Survey
How many times have you been asked to complete a brief survey after a call, at a restaurant, at the post office, etc.? Surveys are conducted for several reasons, one for a quality check whether internal (colleagues) or external (customers). For your Week 3 assignment, suppose your supervisor asked you to create a quality survey. You can use the company you selected in Week 2 if you like, using survey monkey (free software) and create a internal or external survey. You will provide your rationale for which one you chose as well as a link t your survey in the template. Please use this assignment template to complete this assignment.
Assignment Grading RubricCategoryDescriptionPointsPercentage
Creation of SurveyCreation of Survey utilizing free Survey Monkey application4050
7-10 sentences summarizing surveyComprehensive explanation of the rationale for your number of questions, types of questions, and distribution method of your survey3038
APAPaper is formatted using APA guidelines and includes a title page, and references cited properly1012
TotalAll sections meet or exceeds above requirements80100
Action
Once you have uploaded your file, select Submit Assignment.

Write about the logistics performance priorities of any local or international Food/Beverage Chain company in KSA of your choice. Explain why you have come to your conclusions:

Write about the logistics performance priorities of any local or international Food/Beverage Chain company in KSA
no plagrasim
references in apa style

Objective:
The objective of this assignment is to conduct research on public warehousing and provide recommendations to the Fishy Foods partners on the possibilities of a public space in Broward County.
Scenario:
Assume that you are the warehouse manager of Fishy Foods, an importer of canned salmon from Chile, South America. Fishy Foods is a startup company that will be receiving simultaneously two twenty-foot (TEU) containers per month, every month. Each unit has a CIF value of $35,000 US dollars. Each unit TEU will bring 20 one-ton pallets for a total each month of 40 pallets. Each pallet will weigh about one ton and be on standard-size pallets and only about 40 inches high. The sales team at Fishy Foods is guaranteed to sell out all of the product each month before the other units arrive. The sales department already has some 60 pre-orders which range from two cases to half pallets. You want to be located wisely for distribution to retailers in Broward County. Since this is a startup, the partners have decided to rent warehouse space in a full-service public warehouse.
Instructions
Conduct research to find at least two potential spaces that offer services for off unloading the containers, racking the product, and dispatching loose boxes into your delivery trucks, which are small delivery vans.
Retrieve as much information as possible about the spaces, including the charges for complete service, time of service, and insurance coverage.
Requirements
Your research paper should be 700 words in length.
The research paper should be written in APA format, including a title page, running head, page numbers, in-text citations, and a reference page.
The research paper should include:
an introduction, body, and conclusion.
at least two potential public warehousing options, including information about their services, charges, time of service, and insurance coverage.
include your recommendations on which public warehousing option would be the best fit for Fishy Foods.
be written in a professional manner and provide a clear and concise overview of your research results and recommendations.
The research paper should be submitted on or before the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted.

DO THE FIRST QUESTION ONLY(Q1)
Ques-1-Looking ahead to 2023 and beyond, what does the future hold for the supply chain?
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA (7th ed) style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Avoid plagiarism

Objective:
The objective of this assignment is to conduct research on public warehousing and provide recommendations to the Fishy Foods partners on the possibilities of a public space in Broward County.
Scenario:
Assume that you are the warehouse manager of Fishy Foods, an importer of canned salmon from Chile, South America. Fishy Foods is a startup company that will be receiving simultaneously two twenty-foot (TEU) containers per month, every month. Each unit has a CIF value of $35,000 US dollars. Each unit TEU will bring 20 one-ton pallets for a total each month of 40 pallets. Each pallet will weigh about one ton and be on standard-size pallets and only about 40 inches high. The sales team at Fishy Foods is guaranteed to sell out all of the product each month before the other units arrive. The sales department already has some 60 pre-orders which range from two cases to half pallets. You want to be located wisely for distribution to retailers in Broward County. Since this is a startup, the partners have decided to rent warehouse space in a full-service public warehouse.
Instructions
Conduct research to find at least two potential spaces that offer services for off unloading the containers, racking the product, and dispatching loose boxes into your delivery trucks, which are small delivery vans.
Retrieve as much information as possible about the spaces, including the charges for complete service, time of service, and insurance coverage.
Requirements
Your research paper should be 700 words in length.
The research paper should be written in APA format, including a title page, running head, page numbers, in-text citations, and a reference page.
The research paper should include:
an introduction, body, and conclusion.
at least two potential public warehousing options, including information about their services, charges, time of service, and insurance coverage.
include your recommendations on which public warehousing option would be the best fit for Fishy Foods.
be written in a professional manner and provide a clear and concise overview of your research results and recommendations.
The research paper should be submitted on or before the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted.

DO THE FIRST QUESTION ONLY(Q1)
Ques-1-Looking ahead to 2023 and beyond, what does the future hold for the supply chain?
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA (7th ed) style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Avoid plagiarism