Category: Supply Chain

The key questions and deliverables I want each team to address are:

a. Evaluate the costs of the current distribution system and a direct-to-hospital

supply chain solution in the following areas: storage, fulfillment, customer

service, transportation, and warehouse handling. Compare and contrast the two

methods and determine the lowest cost alternative.

b. Besides costs, what other factors should be taken into consideration as part of

the analysis? How do these influence your decision?

c. As Scott Davis, what recommendation would you make to Matt Pepe, and why?

d. Separate question: Should 3M hire a third-party logistics provider (3PL) to handle

its distribution? If so, please explain why

The final output I want from each team will be a PowerPoint presentation emailed to me

electronically. Target no more than 12-15 slides total. Additionally you can provide a

spreadsheet with your detailed calculations for the cost analysis.

ISM 671-03 Spring 2026 Assignment 2 (Individual Assignment)

In this assignment, you are expected to create a database for the Home Away From Home (HAFH) Realty
Company Property Management system, populate the tables with all the provided sample data records,
and retrieve data for each query. The relational schema, sample data records, and queries are provided in
the following pages.
Your submission must follow these requirements:
1. You must include a screenshot for each SQL statement and its corresponding result. Only
screenshots are acceptable. No points will be awarded for the query that does not include a
screenshot. All screenshots should be compiled into a single Word or PDF file for submission.
2. Each SQL statement must include the following comment line:
/* ISM 671-03 your name, your username */ (e.g., /* ISM 671-03 Sujin Park, s_park12 */).
(Note: The username is the first part of the email address; xxxx@uncg.edu)
Failure to include this line will result in a 2-point deduction per query.
Please refer to the sample answer on the next page to see how your screenshots should look and where the
required comment line should be placed.

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1-I attached for you file (chapter 1-3) + (chapter 4) for dissertation based in this files I need do allcomment attached file (chapter 5 ) need to answer all comment professional Academic answer and give me new answerin red color

2- merge all five chapter together in one file and check all reference shouid be the same

3- I need two turnitin (report for plagiarism less than 15%) + (report for AI should be zero) for all ( file chapter 1-5 together+ PowerPoint file )

4- I attached for you template for PowerPoint I need to do 40 page PowerPoint explanation all five chapter of dissertation cover everything I want to display this file for committee members like presentation

In this individual assignment, you are required to work as a consultant for a local or regional business. You are encouraged to choose a firm with significant global reach (i.e., global suppliers, and/or global customer base). You may choose a company you work for, or another firm to base your research on. It is important to have access to data. In this individual assessment, you will critically analyze the companys operational design, functions, and capabilities. you are required to critically evaluate any one of the following key operational areas:

1. Forecasting accuracy

2. Supplier relationship management

3. Sustainability in supply chains

4. Location Analysis

5. Location strategies for global operations

6. Project Management

7. Manufacturing Processes

8. MRP

9. Global Sourcing and Procurement

You will critically analyze data (quantitative and qualitative) to illustrate the effectiveness of organizations operations. From this in-depth analysis, you will make recommendations on ways to improve or enhance existing operations management of the selected company.

Tolong jelaskan bagaimana kenaikan harga bahan pokok secara signifikan mempengaruhi pola konsumsi rumah tangga menengah ke bawah. Sertakan analisis singkat mengenai kurva permintaan dan penawaran dalam kondisi ini.

Answer any 2 of the below case studies: Go through the cases, prepare your solutions and present it in the form of a report. (Word Limit 3,000 words) , please find the attachment all in formation

5-7 page paper in Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced, and normal margins. A paragraph is 5-7 sentences each with proper grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation. Tradeoffs are the analysis of the other options that you do not choose. The use of AI is not permitted.

Cover Page, Table of Contents, Body (5-7 full pages) with headers in paragraph form – this does not include the title page or reference pages.

References (APA) and in-text Citations. – Must have 3 peer reviewed or personal interview references.

The paper must include the following:

History/Background Pick a company, Boeing, Textron, Airbus, or other nationally known aviation company and provide a brief background of the organization describing the product, market, competition, product/service offered, and organizational history. This could be from a previous class project.

Supply Chain Strategy This section is about your strategic fit. It should answer the questions:

• What is the competitive strategy?
• What is your competitive advantage aka core competencies (cost, quality, availability, responsiveness, flexibility, service)?
• Are these competencies difficult for your competitors to duplicate?
• Are the operational elements aligned and do they support the business strategy (Strategic Fit)?
• What market risks or competitive threats exist now or in the future? Are there new competitive threats likely from organizations from other industries or geographic markets?

SCM S.W.O.T. Analysis: When evaluating a firm, the S.W.O.T. Analysis needs to be explained in depth., based on class lectures

INTERNAL FACTORS:

• Strengths: What are the internal strengths of the firm, and what core or distinctive competencies does the firm possess and have? Be very specific and in-depth.
• Weaknesses: What are the internal weaknesses of the firm, and how does it impact the firm? Be very specific and in-depth.

EXTERNAL FACTORS:

• Opportunities: What are the external opportunities the firms have are they realistic? What, where, and how: time frame does the firm have to respond? Be very specific and in-depth.
• Threats: What are the external threats to the firm; identify the threats, such as government policy, foreign government, competitors, raw materials, new inventions or existing products. How will this impact the firm and explain why? Be very specific and in-depth.

Supply Chain Management – should answer the questions:

• What critical issues do they face with their supply chain?
• How will the supply chain have to evolve in the future to support the business?
• Should they be more or less vertically, or horizontally integrated?

Distribution Network/Network Design Identify and explain why this is the best method in the future; then answer the below questions.

• Create a map showing the top 5 customer’s locations.
• Identify the key factors you will use to determine the distribution network.
• What is your distribution network selection?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of your network design (and why)?
• How does this network design affect responsiveness?
• Determine the best location(s) for a distribution center. What is your reason for selecting the location?

Reference Page The references must be in APA Format. Refer to this link for additional information on APA formatting and referencing. ,,,, Please do not use AI:)

Upload your Excel, Word and/or Powerpoint document for the Hardee B case (pasted below – DO NOT USE the case 4-2 on page 125 of the 9th edition of the book!) here. You can use your book for instruction, examples, etc., please just use the case below for the assignment work.

See the Appendices in Chapter 4. Appendix 4A discusses general cost concepts, which are valuable to know for any business major. Appendix 4B discusses the costs associated with Less-than-Truckload (LTL) and Truck-load (TL) freight. This is what this assignment will focus on.

Excel should be used for the quantitative portions of the assignment. The entire assignment can be submitted in Excel if you wish.

Please show all of your calculations (via formulas in Excel is fine).

Note that the tractor and trailer are available only 20 hours per day (hint: this affects hourly depreciation!). Also note, that when there is a $/mile payment for driving labor, and there is a team of drivers, they split the per mile wage. “Fully Loaded” (in reference to wages) means the full wage for that employee (including benefits, vacation, PTO, etc.) – this is not related to whether the trailer has a load in it or not.

Be sure to show sub-totals for the four categories asked for in the question #1: pick up, sort, line-haul and delivery; then calculate the overall total.
Don’t forget the depreciation and interest!

In #3, what are the revised costs (yes, you need to calculate them! that is why using Excel is much easier!)? Does two drivers affect the overall delivery time? If so, what is the specific change (in hours) of delivery time?

This assignment can be done individually or in your team – your choice (TEAM is preferred). If done in a Team, only one team member needs to submit.

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Part of this assignment requires you to calculate the interest cost for the trailer and the tractor.

Here is an Excel file with the principal/interest calculations.

Happy Learning!

Carol

Instructions and guidelines for course paper

1.The Assignment

This course is intended to familiarize you with Managerial Economics. The ultimate goal is for you to be able to understand and interpret what is going on in the contemporary world of Managerial Economics, both in the United Stated and around the world. The course paper is your opportunity to get some practice at applying what you have learned.

You are asked to write a 5-page paper analyzing a company of your choosing. You should attempt to write about it in light of what you have learned in class or read in your text. The paper will be due (see Blackboard). No late papers will be accepted. You must submit (upload) your paper MS Word format in Blackboard. If you do not submit (upload) your paper in the required MS Word format, so that SafeAssign can effortlessly produce the needed originality report, you will automatically get 0 points on the paper.

Designing viable strategies for a firm requires a thorough understanding of the firm’s industry, its competition, and the social, economic, and political environments in which the firm operates. Additionally, the executives of the firm need always to address four questions: (1) What are the boundaries of the industry? (2) What is the structure of the industry? (3) What firms are competitors? (4) What are the major determinants of competition?

2.Paper Structure

You can find below some help with respect to the writing of the different sections.

a.Choose a main topic: which company are you going to write about? Why are you interested in this specific topic? Why should the reader(s)be interested in it?

b. Explain the structure of the company/industry that you are analyzing. Is it local/American or global? You should also describe:

The CEO

the company mission and the scope of its operations.

the specific model used to obtain short-, medium-, and long-term objectives.

the company’s management model.

the companys hierarchical structure.

the grand strategy, annual objectives, functional strategies, and indicators for control and evaluation.

c. Discuss its current situation, and any notable moments (successes/failures) in its past development. Focus your analysis on economic indicators, and their development over time (e.g. revenues, losses, profits, market shares, economic performance indexes, etc.). You can discuss: (1) threat of entry, economies of scale, product differentiation, capital requirements, cost advantages and disadvantages, access to distribution channels, and government policies; (2) vertical and horizontal linkages of suppliers, (3) understanding consumers and buyers along with substitute and complement products.

d. Evaluate the company and/or industry, and its future prospects. Is it concentrated, or competitive (using some concentration indexes covered in class)? You can also relate this section to Porters five forces model. You can also refer to the following criteria: market share, breadth of product line, effectiveness of sales distribution, proprietary technologies and patent rights, price competitiveness, advertising and promotion effectiveness, location and age of facility, capacity potential/limitations and productivity, and the quality of the workforce.

e. Conclude by discussing your opinion based on what you have learned during your research.

f. Provide a list of your references at the end of the paper, in an APA format. You should use at least 4-5references.A proper reference consists of: author(s), title of the article/book, year of publication, and venue of publication. A web-site alone is not a reference!

g. Include all graphs and tables needed to illustrate your research findings in an Appendix.

h. You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the services of the Writing Center: each of the above points, but stay on focus and within the page limit. Do not digress.

The paper should be 5 pages (excluding references and the Appendix), size 12 script, double spaced.

Your paper must be a unique and original piece of research for this class. You cannot re-use (even partially) any other paper that you officially submitted for any other class. You should by no means copy somebody elses paper either your classmates paper, or the papers that you use as a source of information. Copying violates the universitys honor policy and will be punished accordingly. All papers submitted will be scanned through SafeAssign (or any other similar system) to test for plagiarism. Any form of plagiarism will automatically result in an F grade on the paper.

3 page paper due sunday