The Logistics Manager at your company, ABC Manufacturing, has just announced his retirement. As a recent graduate
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- The Logistics Manager at your company, ABC Manufacturing, has just announced his retirement. As a recent graduate of the Gatton MBA program and someone who knows a great deal about supply chain (and especially logistics) the CEO asks you to lunch to pick your brain on what to do going forward. She is particularly concerned about the inbound network, which has suffered from poor reliability in the past. Provide three inbound strategy options for the CEO to consider based on your experience, and outline the costs and benefits of each. After outlining the options, provide your opinion on the best choice and why (and don't worry about your career prospects-you chose Finance).
- Globalization has seen an increase since the 1980s, but some companies are now pursuing a new strategy of "Onshoring" production. Discuss the costs and benefits for a US manufacturer choosing to outsource production to a Low-Cost Country (LCC) for the people, companies, and governments involved (both in the US and LCC).
- The Beer Game simulation provides a hands-on lesson in supply chain decision making. Answer the following questions related to the Beer Game and resulting discussion:
- Who pays for the cumulative supply chain cost in the beer game? Explain.
- What effect is illustrated by the simulation? Also, describe this effect in your own words.
- Describe the supply chain impacts of this effect.
- What can be done in supply chains to reduce the impacts of lack of information, supply chain structures, and local optimization
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International Marketing And Export Management
ISBN: 9781292016924
8th Edition
Authors: Gerald Albaum , Alexander Josiassen , Edwin Duerr
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