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Name
Location
Profession
Your expectations from this course and interest in specific aspects of this course
At least two objectives you hope to achieve through this course and the way you will
attain these objectives
Research on the Internet (use Google or Yahoo) using the keywords "value chain and Michael
Porter" and read one online article.
Based on your research analysis, discuss the following:
How does the value chain correspond to the supply chain in terms of functional elements?
How do strategies of build-to-order and postponement help deliver better value to the
customer?
Proximity to your main location (you can choose your local city)
Delivery reliability
outsourcing effort. You must develop a new set of supplier evaluation criteria elements that
include the most significant elements of global sourcing.
Sourcing from all four countries mentioned above (Mexico, China, Taiwan, and India)
may not be practical. In your memo, include a proposal stating how the final decision will
be made to focus on a supplier in only one country or the rationale for sourcing from
more than one country.
Create a two- to three-page memo in a Word document, providing your recommendations on the
offshore supplier selection criteria and submit
Discuss the risks and opportunities associated with inventory throughout the supply chain. How
does a company balance the various tradeoffs related to inventory throughout the supply chain
and still maintain a suitable customer service level?
F-11001
K-12002
L-13003
N-14004
P-21001
$250.00
$2.00
$0.20
$1.00
$125.00
S-22002
80,000
75
$30.00
Submit your response in a Microsoft Excel worksheet with proper labeling for columns and all
required calculations
Annual
Demand
Unit Cost
1,500
$1.00
3,000
$2.50
1,000
$2.20
10,000
$6.50
2,000
$4.80
2,000
$1.00
2,000
$3.45
500
$2.40
30,500
$12.50
10
1,000
$3.30
11
7,500
$1.05
12
14,000
$28.00
13
18,000
$0.45
14
25,000
$15.00
15
22,000
$2.50
16
15,000
$3.80
17
4,500
$10.00
18
30,000
$14.00
19
1,200
$2.00
20
40,000
$12.00
21
28,000
$2.50
22
24,000
$2.25
23
12,000
$1.00
24
8,400
$1.25
25
15,000
$3.25
Conduct an ABC inventory analysis for the 25 items in the table. Classify these 25 items into
appropriate classes of A, B, or C. Use the ABC analysis to make general observations about the
inventory and to develop possible ways to reduce the total inventory investment by 20 percent.
(Note: The data for the other three product lines are very similar to the demand and cost patterns
seen in this data.)
Submit your ABC inventory analysis in an Excel worksheet with proper labeling for columns and
all required calculations. In addition, write a two-page Word document recommending ways to
reduce the total inventory dollar investment. Provide a rationale for your recommendations.
Discussion-2
Discuss some options other than back orders that companies may use to
plan for the products that need to be produced. Describe a scenario (or
environment) when different options would be preferred and describe a
scenario where back orders would be preferred for planning.
LoTech Manufacturing produces four different products. Each product requires material, labor,
and machine time. The optimal combination of the four products is limited by the constraints of
availability for these three resources. The formulation of the linear programming production
problem is:
Material:
Use Excel and Solver to find the optimal solution for the production problem. Click here to
download instructions on how to install Solver in Excel.
Include your interpretation of the results by stating:
How many of each product will be produced?
What is the profit for the optimal solution?
Submit the solution for the production problem in an Excel worksheet with proper labeling for
columns and all required calculations. Submit your interpretations in a one- to two-page Word
document.
changes can be implemented at any time throughout the year as company policy stands today.
This frequently results in production mistakes where old parts are used after the engineering
change has been issued. In some instances, old parts and new parts have been used and shipped
in the same order to distributors or retail customers.
Develop a proposal plan for handling engineering changes in a more controlled manner so that
the BOM problems mentioned above are eliminated and the planning process is improved.
Present the proposal as a memo to your boss, Mr. Matt R. Plann, the director of material
management.
Submit your memo in a three- to five-page Word document
Discussion Question 4
The DBR approach can be used for controlling the flow of material through an entire process
according to the TOC philosophy. Discuss whether the DBR approach could be used to
replace priority rules described for short-term scheduling in most manufacturing companies.
Justify your answers with supporting examples and appropriate reasoning.
and revenue generated) over that twenty year time period. The company desperately needs to
upgrade the enterprise systems and software by implementing an
up-to-date ERP system.
You are required to conduct research of the marketing materials for at least two ERP providers,
such as SAP, Oracle, SSA Global, or others and develop a brief business case (rationale or
justification) for purchasing and implementing ERP at this time.
Discussion Question 3
Reliability affects companies in two ways, through their products and through their production process
equipment. From the customers perspective, discuss why product reliability is important to you. Then
from the production managers perspective, discuss why process reliability is important for the companys
performance. Describe some of the ways to improve reliability in each of these areas.
Justify your answers with supporting examples.
Discussion Question 4
TPM and sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain (5S) may seem to be out of place with other
basic elements of the lean principles because they focus on maintenance and housekeeping respectively.
Surely customers dont see value in maintenance and housekeeping in the factory where products are
made. Explain how maintenance and housekeeping do in fact help to accomplish the main objectives of
lean productiondelivering value to the customer through a flow system.
The manufacturing operations currently have 100 days of supply (days of inventory)
within the factory in various stages of completion (that is, raw material, subassemblies,
work-in-process, and finished goods)
Many assembly items are partially completed because the components required to finish
the products have not been delivered by the supplier (this happens at least once per week)
TPM and 5S
Your fictional companys primary domestic manufacturing operation has traditionally given
limited attention to the maintenance of their production equipment. Efforts are underway to
implement lean production concepts. You plan to propose TPM and the 5S for workplace
housekeeping and organization to improve the maintenance of the equipment.
Create a five- to six-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation including your reasons for
proposing the use of TPM and 5S and the method of implementing them in the company's
current production process.
The slides should be structured in the same format as a formal presentation, including relevant
information using the note feature to incorporate presentation material not included on each
slide.
Submit your presentation