SECTION B [60 MARKS] Answer ANY THREE (3) questions in this section. QUESTION 3 (20 Marks) You have recently been placed as a Junior logistics manager at Kin-Transformers Steel and Timber. The position will provide you with a wealth of practical experience, further introduce you to the functions of planning, implementing and controlling within logistics management, as well as enabling you to partake in different logistical decisions. Kin-Transformers Steel and Timber headquartered in South Africa operates in the steel and timber industry, with a direct distribution strategy, directly supplying steel and timber to customers within the SADC region . During a brief meeting, the senior logistics manager Mr. Kwanele Cele, mentioned that the strategic logistics team should work closely with the rest of the organisation and develop strategic logistics plans. He further urged the logistics team to ensure that goods reach the customers on time, that fewer goods are damaged, and less waste are experienced. The team must understand what customers require, need and expect, by offering satisfactory customer- service levels. Key logistics activities will have to be integrated within functional decisions he concluded! Source: Scenario adopted from Zamba Ya Afrika holdings strategic plan: available at www.zamba@afrika.co.za Using the above scenario as a reference, discuss at least FIVE (5) logistics activities which will have to be performed by your team in order to reach corporate objectives. QUESTION 4 (20 Marks) According to Pienaar and Vogt (2016:300-301), It is essential that firms integrate technology with their packaging solutions. The packaging of any product should be cost efficient, light in weight, and strong enough to handle the rigours of international transportation as well as environmental changes and technological innovations. With Practical examples, discuss various technological innovations in packaging. QUESTION 5 (20 Marks) Read the following scenario and answer the question that follow: One good Tuesday morning, the senior logistics manager has sent an email to the logistics team urging everyone to assist with demand management challenges. she insisted that logisticians need to know how to forecast. Ideally, they should be able to 'see the future' before it arrives. She further stated, in order to try to accomplish this difficult goal, a number of forecasting tools and techniques can be used to get a clearer picture of the future. She recommended that since there is an absence of Data and accurate information on past demand, future forecast will be based on input from experts in the field. With sequential model that will allow participants to discuss their views and predictions independently and dispersedly. Source: Scenario adopted from Zamba Ya Afrika holdings strategic plan: available at www.zamba@afrika.co.za 3 Discuss the type of forecasting that will be used and further recommend to the team a model wherein experts can share their views on future demand discretely and dispersedly. QUESTION 6 (20 Marks) According to Empyrean Consulting International (ECI) S.A.R.L, Reverse logistics refers to the reverse flow of goods. Goods that are received by a consumer and will need to be returned, or the eventual waste products such as rotten chillies and other farming products, empty bottles or packages etc. Different countries will have different legislation to ensure the protection of the environment. In light of the above-mentioned abstract, discuss the benefits of recycling as well as different ways in which recycling of waste can be completed