Directions
Independently answer the following essay questions using your own words:
Essay Items
- Briefly summarize the three phases of an operational analysis planning process.
- Explain the typical data requirement needed for a supply chain operations analysis, and provide two specific examples of data that could be used in a supply chain analysis.
- Briefly summarize the five basics forms of collaboration among supply chain participants.
- Contrast and compare the analytic and simulation inventory management techniques. Provide examples of how they could be used.
- You are the logistics manager for a company that supplies environmental cleanup equipment to the petroleum industry. Your company’s main production plant and only warehouse is located just outside of Chicago, Illinois. You have been asked to recommend how many and where to locate additional warehouses in the U.S. to better support your customers and lower transportation cost. This map of Pipeline Incidents (PDF) shows all of the significant pipeline spills in 2010. Outline your recommendations for the locations (i.e., city, state) of additional warehouses and provide your justification for each location.
Paper Requirements
The response to each essay item should not exceed one (1) page (5 pages in total for the assignment) using double-line spacing and 1-in. page margins throughout. The writing should be free of spelling and grammar errors, and comply with the current APA style guidelines for citations and references.
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