Graded Homework

PLEASE ANSWER ALL FOUR QUESTION AND NEED THIS WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS AND HAVE 3 REFERENCES WITH CITATIONS. THIS WILL BE TURN IN AT TURNITIN.COM. ATTACH BELOW IS THE GRATING RUBRIC FOR THE ASSIGNMENT!

Chapter 4: Questions 1 and 3

Question 1: Why does the contemporary view of procurement as a strategic activity differ from the more traditional view of purchasing?

Question 3: How does lowest TCO differ from lowest purchase price?

Chapter 5: Questions 3 and 6

Question 3: Why would a company’s costs of manufacturing and procurement tend to increase as the firm changes from a MTP to a MTO strategy? Why would inventory costs tend to decrease?

Question 6: What are the key elements of design for manufacturing and for logistics?

Grading
Criteria Rubric for Written Assignments

GSCM550 – Logistics, Distribution and Warehousing

Written
Assignments – 50 points:

What	Considerations	Deductions
Addressing assigned questions	All Qs addressed Quality and thoroughness of responses Thoughtful discussion beyond repeating what is in the book	25% per question
Correct use of citations to relevant readings	Citing material referenced from class readings Using quotes when material is directly copied Including page numbers	Up to 10%
Contents	APA Style Discussion Question Answer with citations Specific areas of Supply chain management References (2 – 3) Length of each question ( 200 – 300 words)	40 – 50%
Lateness	Per Syllabus	5% 1 day late 10% 2 days late 15% 3 days late