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Type: Discussion Board
Due Date: Sun, 12/13/15
Points Possible: 75
Points Earned:0
Deliverable Length: 400–600 words
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Assignment Overview
Type: Discussion Board
Unit: Physical Material Handling and Distribution
Due Date: Sun, 12/13/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 75
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: 400–600 words
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Primary
Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses
are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).
You
will begin your Key Assignment for this course in the Phase 4 Individual
Project. In Phase 4, you will complete Part 1 of the Key Assignment and submit
it as a draft. In Phase 5, you will add to the assignment, make changes based
on feedback from your instructor, and hand in as the final assignment.
For
this Discussion Board, you will post an outline of the full Key Assignment to
the Discussion Board for your main post. You will need to read both the Week 4
and Week 5 Individual Project assignments so that you can create your outline.
The outline should combine the section headings and subheadings that are
specified in Key Assignment Part 1 (Phase 4 IP) and Part 2 (Phase 5 IP). The
purpose of submitting your outline is to share it with your classmates for
feedback.
Remember
to keep your assignment in outline form; it should not contain paragraphs. It
should parallel the sections and subsections of the Phase 5 Key Assignment.
There
is an expectation that grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format are correct
and professional.
Primary
Task Response: Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment
Outline, with details to support the headings, to the discussion area so that
other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main
discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of
this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment Draft you
will complete next week.
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Type: Individual Project
Due Date: Mon, 12/14/15
Points Possible: 150
Points Earned:0
Deliverable Length: 1,150–1,350 words plus completed MRP template
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Assignment Overview
Type: Individual Project
Unit: Physical Material Handling and Distribution
Due Date: Mon, 12/14/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 150
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: 1,150–1,350 words plus
completed MRP template
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assignment
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Assignment
Description
Weekly
tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and
late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late
penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are
based on midnight Central Time.
Key
Assignment Draft
Part
1 of Key Assignment
Develop
a Supply Chain Management Strategy Proposal, specifically dealing with the
following scenario. The scenario centers around the choice of a location for a
new distribution center for your firm’s insulated cooler products. As you know,
these are large and bulky and take up a lot of room in either a truck (from a
warehouse to retail stores or in a warehouse itself). Your factory is in the
Chicago area, and you do not want to move it, nor outsource the manufacturing.
Your product is used year round in the southern states and southwest, and in
the summer months on the east coast.
1. How would you determine
the ideal warehouse location? What factors would go into your choice of
locations? Describe at least 3 factors.
2. Describe the pros and
cons of setting up your own trucking fleet to take product from your factory to
the new warehouse vs. using common carriers.
3. Given the high dollar value
of your inventory, how can you ensure accuracy of both purchased raw material
inventory (in your factory) as well as of the finished product itself in your
factory and at the new warehouse?
4. How will planning for
equipment capacity needs been done if you use a forecast-based system versus a
demand management (JIT) -based system?
5. Create a finished goods
production plan MRP (and component B procurement plan) given the following:
o Production cycle time = 1
month
o Each finished good item
requires 2 Part B’s; part B has a 1 month procurement lead time
o Beginning finished
product inventory is 1,000
o Forecasted sales are as
follows:
§ Month 1: 1,000
§ Month 2: 1,100
§ Month 3: 1,150
§ Month 4: 1,200
§ Month 5: 1,200
§ Month 6: 1,300
o Safety Stock: On the first day of each
month, you want to have that month’s sales already in inventory
o Capacity of the plant is
1,300 units
o Download theblank
MRP template to complete your MRP.
