English Homework

 Chapter 2 provided information on the “as is” environment of SCRM during the past decade. Provide a report, incorporating up to three themes that are shared in the development of SCRM as a discipline in the years between 2009-2013.

English Homework

Define Supply Chain Risk Management as the implementation of strategies to manage every day and exceptional risks. Discussion Prompt: Our text provides multiple bases for understanding and utilizing SCRM. Provide up to three primary reasons on why organizations should focus on SCRM. Please support these reasons with two or three risk concepts and/or risk approaches.

Week 2

Identify three different ways to prolong the spoiling of food and beverages. Also, give and discuss a solution to what a manager can do with the goods once they have reached the spoilage date or have physically spoiled. 

Week 8 only 250 questions

You have developed an idea for a new, novel, and potentially saleable product.  Answer the following questions regarding marketing your product on Amazon: What is the product you think could be marketable? How would you go about estimating your first year’s unit volume sales using Structured Judgment as explained in your lesson materials? Research how … Read more

Week 4 discussion

1. After last week’s learning, what is the difference between reverse logistics and green logistics? 2. Pick one negative between military and commercial logistics, discuss how you could make the topic better and how you could turn the negative into a positive.

English Homework

 Discuss the advances in technology such as EDI, RFID, and the Internet within the intermodal industry as well as how these technologies are beneficial to retail customers using intermodal transportation to get their product to market. Give sources to back up your position. 

English Homework

Discuss competition within intermodal transportation.  Points of discussion may include strategies, the impact of regulation/deregulation, competition between the various modes of transport, safety, rates, supply and demand, port ownership, equipment, etc.

English Homework

 give your understanding of the industry and what you have learned from this class. Explain how this course has changed your overall view of logistics and transportation. What are you taking away that you can use on your job tomorrow? 

English Homework

 Identify and discuss the environmental impact of intermodal transportation.  Discuss the role of ports within intermodal transportation and the importance effective network design has on port operations. 

English Homework

 offer your perspective on what is contract management, the contract life cycle, and contracting competencies.  Consider the four supply chain alignment configurations discussed in the Dynamic Supply text.  The four supply chain configurations are lean supply chains, agile supply chains, fully flexible supply chains, and continuous replenishment supply chains.