Discussion Board Watch the following two videos on the topic of “fast fashion.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLfNUD0-8ts (The Economist) https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/how-can-we-fight-climate-change-slow-down-fast-fashion/ (PBS) After watching, post the following: Find an example of a company involved somewhere in the clothing supply chain (designer, manufacturer, retailer) , and post a summary of what they are doing to address this issue. Research a […]
Identify and describe 5 ideas (or concepts) you have learned about performance improvement and achieving targets during the speech of the following Toyota Material Handling Europe employees in Sweden.
Video Review #9 – Leading the Toyota Way Video: Leading the Toyota Way with Matthias Fischer Watch the video and answer the following questions: Identify and describe 5 ideas (or concepts) you have learned about performance improvement and achieving targets during the speech of the following Toyota Material Handling Europe employees in Sweden (5 ideas […]
Based on your learnings in “Video Review #8 – A look inside the McLane Ozark DC”, describe in detail the two most important learnings from their operations.
Online Discussion Warehouse management Based on your learnings in “Video Review #8 – A look inside the McLane Ozark DC”, describe in detail the two most important learnings from their operations. Justify your answer and discuss it with your classmates. Video: A look inside the McLane Ozark Distribution Center (DC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ypcAtJOHbI
Post your summary of one (1) testimonial and summarize it within this discussion.
SAP Exercise As per page 627 in Operations Management – Supply Chain Management (#5), post your summary of one (1) testimonial and summarize it within this discussion.
Why does the project team require a project scope statement prior to planning procurements? What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness?
Discussion Forum Week 7 Assigned Readings: Chapter 13: Project Supply Chain Management Chapter 14: Determining Project Progress and Results Chapter 15: Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other […]
Write about the logistics performance priorities of any ONE of your choice in Covid 19 restrictions. Describe what specific logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools be applied to achieve the objective.
Logistics Performance Write about the logistics performance priorities of any ONE of your choice in Covid 19 restrictions. Explain why you have come to your conclusions: A low-fare Airline FLYADEAL A fast-food chain Such as Albaik The Answer must follow the outline points below: Executive summary (3 Mark, Max word count 450-500) Summarize what is […]
Provide examples of country-specific and culturally sensitive initiatives that the company will be taking to remedy the situation and improve the company’s image in the eyes of its international stakeholders.
ESSAY ASSIGNMENT Congratulations! You are the newly appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer for a global, high profile fashion company . Now the bad news; you’re going to have to hit the ground running! A recent article by an investigative journalist has gone viral; exposing some pretty disturbing labor practices in one of the company’s factories […]
Explain the concept of value and its implications for managing the supply chain. Explain how logistic costs can be managed for better value creation.
Logistic management 4.1 Learning Outcomes: Explain the concept of value and its implications for managing the supply chain. Explain how logistic costs can be managed for better value creation. 4.2 Action Required: The following table shows various costs incurred by a manufacturing company: […]
Write about the logistics performance priorities of any ONE of your choice in Covid 19 restrictions.
Assignment 1- Critical Writing The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should search and review about these companies through secondary available information. Think about how you can apply the concepts/tools that you learned in this course. Write […]
Would you recommend that ExxonMobil use a single company- wide cost of capital for analyzing capital expenditures in all its business units? Why or why not?
FINC400 I001 EXXONMOBIL ExxonMobil ( XOM) is one of the half- dozen major oil companies in the world. The firm has four primary operating divisions ( upstream, downstream, chemical, and global services) as well as a number of operating companies that it has acquired over the years. A recent major acquisition was XTO Energy, which […]