Supply Chain Management
Case study analysis – The brief should demonstrate clear understanding of the issues addressed in the case study and provide practical recommendation/s as appropriate. It should also be done professionally. Specifically, the brief should have four sections with clearly labeled subsections and points listed in bullet point format. The four sections should be:
• Key issue/problem statement – what is the key problem/s or issue/s addressed in the case? What is the main decision that manager/s need to make? Maximum = 2 issues.
• Options with pros and cons identified – what are the options for resolving the key problems/issues? What are the major pros and cons with each options? Maximum = 3 options.
• Recommendations – what is your advice for managers regarding problem/issues raised? (i.e., provide definite, succinct, clearly explained practical recommendations). Maximum = 2 recommendations.
• Key takeaways – what are the lessons for supply chain managers? (i.e., after reading this article/question/case, I learned that …?) Maximum = 2 lessons.
The executive briefs are intended to help you prepare for case discussions in class. You may consult other sources (i.e., company website, Google, trade publications, etc.) to enhance your understanding of the case problem and any relevant changes since the case was written. The briefs should not exceed 1-page, 12-font Times Roman or equivalent, 1-inch margin round, single-spaced, and in bullets format. The formatting requirement is an element of professionalism and will be considered in awarding assignment grade.
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Supply Chain Management Case Study
Key Issue/ Problem Statement
* Ineffective Inventory management system at SG. Due to issues with the inventory management system at SG, several problems have risen:
* There is inaccurate data on the level of inventory at SG.
* Increased inventory handling costs since warehouse sales managers ordered more than the target of 99% to receive compensation
* The mismatch between the computer records and the actual inventory making it difficult to fulfill the customer orders.
* Wastage of time on inventory tracking
* Expansion problem. Despite the expansion of the warehouses, there were still no clear policies to guide the operation of these warehouses. They operated on the centralized policies from the main warehouse at Waltham.
The manager of inventory planning needs to find an appropriate way of handling the inventory management system at SG to resolve issues such as increases shipping cost of products, increased inventory holding costs, among other issues. An appropriate inventory management system at SG would get rid of the issue of excess inventory caused by the ineffective inventory management system.
Options
* Outsourcing Warehousing Services
* Pros- It would save the company a lot of time since the managers will focus their energies on increasing the company sales and identify new market trends to meet the need...
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