[Solved] Supply Chain Product/Service Plan

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## **Supply Chain Product/Service Plan?**

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– ## CourseProjectPart3.docx

**## CourseProjectPart3.docx**

**Course Project: Supply Chain Product/Service Plan Part 3: Global Sourcing & Procurement and Inventory Management**

· How can an organization redesign a selected supply chain process to reduce non-value-added activity while maintaining or improving customer service, quality, and resilience?

· Explain how the concepts of inventory costs apply and how these costs can be minimized.

· Explain how the forecasting model you selected earlier will help improve inventory management and cost management.

· How might a bullwhip effect occur, and what steps would you take to mitigate any bullwhip effect?

· Are there any opportunities for green sourcing? Identify those opportunities and link this to overall cost.

· What value did walking through the supply chain process for your selected product or service provide you?

· How will you apply the concepts you wrote about in your professional or personal life?

Guidelines for the Supply Chain Plan Part 3 assignment are as follows.

· It should be a 4-page written paper (double spaced), Times New Roman, and 10 font.

· Directly apply the concepts of Modules 5, 6, and 7 to your selected product or service.

· Each weighted section should be a minimum of one (1) full page of written content.

· See table below for section details.

| | | |
| — | — | — |
| **Section** | **Areas to be Addressed** | **Weight %** |
| Title Page (Week 1) | · Paper title<br>· Name<br>· DeVry e-mail address<br>· Do NOT list any personal information (i.e., phone number, address, et al.). | 0% |
| Chapter 12 Considerations: Lean Supply Chains (Week 5) | · How can an organization redesign a selected supply chain process to reduce non-value-added activity while maintaining or improving customer service, quality, and resilience? | 25% |
| Chapter 11 Considerations: Inventory Management (Week 6) | · Explain how the concepts of inventory costs apply and how these costs can be minimized.<br>· Explain how the forecasting model you selected earlier will help improve inventory management and cost management. | 25% |
| Chapter 13 Considerations: Global Sourcing and Procurement (Week 7) | · How might a bullwhip effect occur, and what steps would you take to mitigate any bullwhip effect?<br>· Are there any opportunities for green sourcing? Identify those opportunities and link this to overall cost. | 25% |
| Conclusion (Week 7) | · What value did walking through the supply chain process for your selected product or service provide you?<br>· How will you apply the concepts you wrote about in your professional or personal life? | 25% |
| **Total** | | 100% |

**## CourseProjectPart3.docx**

**Course Project: Supply Chain Product/Service Plan Part 3: Global Sourcing & Procurement and Inventory Management**

· How can an organization redesign a selected supply chain process to reduce non-value-added activity while maintaining or improving customer service, quality, and resilience?

· Explain how the concepts of inventory costs apply and how these costs can be minimized.

· Explain how the forecasting model you selected earlier will help improve inventory management and cost management.

· How might a bullwhip effect occur, and what steps would you take to mitigate any bullwhip effect?

· Are there any opportunities for green sourcing? Identify those opportunities and link this to overall cost.

· What value did walking through the supply chain process for your selected product or service provide you?

· How will you apply the concepts you wrote about in your professional or personal life?

Guidelines for the Supply Chain Plan Part 3 assignment are as follows.

· It should be a 4-page written paper (double spaced), Times New Roman, and 10 font.

· Directly apply the concepts of Modules 5, 6, and 7 to your selected product or service.

· Each weighted section should be a minimum of one (1) full page of written content.

· See table below for section details.

| | | |
| — | — | — |
| **Section** | **Areas to be Addressed** | **Weight %** |
| Title Page (Week 1) | · Paper title<br>· Name<br>· DeVry e-mail address<br>· Do NOT list any personal information (i.e., phone number, address, et al.). | 0% |
| Chapter 12 Considerations: Lean Supply Chains (Week 5) | · How can an organization redesign a selected supply chain process to reduce non-value-added activity while maintaining or improving customer service, quality, and resilience? | 25% |
| Chapter 11 Considerations: Inventory Management (Week 6) | · Explain how the concepts of inventory costs apply and how these costs can be minimized.<br>· Explain how the forecasting model you selected earlier will help improve inventory management and cost management. | 25% |
| Chapter 13 Considerations: Global Sourcing and Procurement (Week 7) | · How might a bullwhip effect occur, and what steps would you take to mitigate any bullwhip effect?<br>· Are there any opportunities for green sourcing? Identify those opportunities and link this to overall cost. | 25% |
| Conclusion (Week 7) | · What value did walking through the supply chain process for your selected product or service provide you?<br>· How will you apply the concepts you wrote about in your professional or personal life? | 25% |
| **Total** | | 100% |