Course Project: Supply Chain Plan Part 2
Guidelines for the Supply Chain Plan Part 2 assignment are as follows.
· It should be a 12-page written paper (double spaced), Times New Roman, and 10 font.
· Directly apply the concepts of Modules 4, 5, 6, and 7 to your selected product or service.
· Each weighted section should be two pages.
· See table below for section details.
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Section |
Content |
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Title Page |
· Paper title · Name · Do NOT list any personal information (i.e., phone number, address, et al.). |
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Chapter 9 Considerations: Materials Requirements Planning |
· Explain the importance of having a robust standard material requirements planning program. · Provide examples that support the following elements: (1) forecasts of demand, (2) firm orders, (3) engineering design changes, and (4) inventory transactions. |
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Chapter 14 Considerations: Location, Logistics, and Distribution |
· Detail out a location, logistics, and distribution plan with areas of identified risk. · Provide mitigation associations with each identified risk. |
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Chapter 10 Considerations: Quality Management and Six Sigma |
· Provide examples of each dimension of quality. · Describe how the concepts of Six Sigma could be applied. · Explain how the analytical tools for Six Sigma and continuous improvement (DMAIC) could be applied to optimize the supply chain. |
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Chapter 12 Considerations: Lean Supply Chains |
· Explain how a value stream map would be useful. · Provide an example of a value stream map. · Link the value stream map to an effective logistics and distribution process for the supply chain. |
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Chapter 11 Considerations: Inventory Management |
· Explain how the concepts of inventory costs apply and how these costs can be minimized. · Explain how the forecasting model you selected earlier will help improve inventory management and cost management. |
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Chapter 13 Considerations: Global Sourcing and Procurement |
· How might a bullwhip effect occur, and what steps would you take to mitigate any bullwhip effect? · Are there any opportunities for green sourcing? Identify those opportunities and link this to overall cost. |
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Conclusion |
· What value did walking through the supply chain process for your selected product or service provide you? · How will you apply the concepts you wrote about in your professional or personal life? |
ALL PAGES SHOULD BE A FULL PAGE
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