Refer back to Module 2, Managing Suppliers (Scenario) in Practice Operations. Based on their observations in this scenario, and upon a careful review of the available literature, the student is to consider him or herself to be the Operations Manager of Kibby and Strand, the company in the scenario, responsible for managing all three departments: receiving, production, and shipping.

Conduct an analysis of the way Kibby and Strand manages receiving, production, and shipping and prepare a supply chain management plan to include a checklist for the receiving department to use when ordering, receiving, and staging raw materials.

The students are to create their plan based on knowledge learned in researching the topic, and post it in the discussion.