供应链管理2.0

1.Identifythecyclesinthissupplychainandthelocationofthepush/pullboundary.2.GiveargumentstosupportthestatementthatWal-Marthasachievedverygoodstrategicfitbetweenitscompetitivendsupplychainstrategies.3.Whatisthedifferencebetweenvolume-baseddiscountsandlot-sizebaseddiscounts?4.Discusstheprosandconsofeach.WhichoneisadvocatedbyChopraandMeindl?5.Explainpostponementbygivinganexampleintheclothingindustry.Whateffectsdoesithaveandwhataretheconditionsunderwhichitcanwork.6.Whataresomeindustriesinwhichproductshaveproliferatedandlifecycleshaveshortened?Howhavethesupplychainsintheseindustriesadapted?7.Whatisabuybackcontract,explainitsworkinganddiscussitsprosandcons.8.Whyhase-businessbeenmoresuccessfulinthePCindustrycomparedtothegroceryindustry?9.Whataresomeproductlinesthatusecommonpartsacrossmanyproducts?Whataretheadvantagesofdoingthis?10.Whywouldafirmwanttoofferpricingpromotionsinitspeak-demandperiods?11.Whywouldafirmwanttoofferpricingpromotionsduringitslow-demandperiods?12.Themanageratthesupermarketwantstodecreasethelotsizewithoutincreasingthecostsheincurs.Whatactionscanhetaketoachievethisobjective?13.Whatistheimpactofsupplyuncertaintyonsafetyinventory?14.TheChinmotorCompanyproducesmotorbikesinChinaandwantstosetupadistributionnetworkintheAsia.ItwillsellitsbikesthroughresellerswhichhavetheirDCsinSingapore,Japan,SouthKorea,ThailandandTaiwan.ChinmotorwantstoestablishonemainChinadistributioncentrefromwhichallclientDCswillbeserved.a.Whattypeoftransportislikelytobeusedinthisrespect?b.Describeinwordsafacilitylocationmodeltothisend.Whatassumptionsneedtobemade,whatdatawoulditneedandhowcanthemodelbesolved?c.WhataretheprosandconsofhavingacentralChinadistributioncentreforChinmotorcomparedtosendingcontainersdirectlyfromChinatothereseller’sdistributioncentres?15.Namefourserviceaspectsoftransportation.16.Explainhowareductioninleadtimecanhelpasupplychainreducesafetyinventorywithouthurtingproductavailability.17.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenanexpresscompanyandaLTLtruckingcompany(intermsofproductsandoperations)?18.Namethreedesignoptionsforadistributionnetwork.Namethreestepsinthedesignofatransportationnetwork.19.Namefourkindsofproductreturns.20.Nameandexplainthreerecoveryoptions,andthreepartiesinvolvedinreverselogistics.21.WhatkindofproductreturnsadepartmentstorelikeV&Dface(nameatleastthree)?22.Nameforeachcategoryanappropriaterecoveryoptionandexplainwhy.23.Namefourserviceaspectsoftransportation.24.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenanexpressecompanyandaLTLtruckingcompany(intermsofproductsandoperations)?25.Namethreedesignoptionsforadistributionnetwork.26.Namethreestepsinthedesignofatransportationnetwork.27.Whatisquickresponseinproductprocurement?Explainitwithanexamplefromtheclothingindustry.28.Explainpostponementbygivinganexampleintheclothingindustry.Whateffectsdoesithaveandwhataretheconditionsunderwhichitcanwork.29.Whatisabuybackcontract,explainitsworkinganddiscussitsprosandcons.30.Namefourkindsofproductreturns,nameandexplainthreerecoveryoptionsandthreepartiesinvolvedinreverselogistics.31.WhatkindofproductreturnsadepartmentstorelikeV&Dface(nameatleastthree)?32.Nameforeachcategoryanappropriaterecoveryoptionandexplainwhy.33.Whataspects(stateatleast3)doyouneedtoknowabouttheclient’scustomerstodesignthesupplychain?Givesomeanswerswhichyouconsiderappropriateforthiscase.34.Sketchatypicalsupplychainforthiscase,byspecifyingthemainfoursupplychaindrivers.35.InwhatsensedoesthissupplychaindiffersfromonebyaOEMorientedatthesalesoftelevisions?36.HowdothelocationandsizeofwarehousesaffecttheperformanceofafirmsuchasAmazon.com?WhatfactorsshouldAmazon.comtakeintoaccountwhenmakingthisdecision?Amazon.comhasbuiltnewwarehousesasithasgrown.HowdoesthischangeaffectvariouscostandresponsetimesintheAmazon.comsupplychain?37.SupposeInformaticscouldreduceitsleadtimefromtwoweekstooneweek.38.Whateffectswouldthathaveontheoptimalorderquantity,thereorderpointandthesafetystock?39.WhatwouldbebetterforInformatics,aleadtimewhichisalwaystwoweeksoronewhichiswithprobability0.5oneweekandtwoweeksalsowithprobability?40.Next,nametwotrendsinsocietywhichincreaseinventorylevelsingeneralandnametwotrendswhichreduceinventories.Namethreetypesofinventoriesandthreefunctionsofinventories.41.Whatisquickresponseinproductprocurement?Explainitwithanexamplefromtheclothingindustry.42.Describethefactorsthatinfluencesupplychainnetworkdesigndecisions.43.Discusstheprimaryobjectiveandoperationalparametersofaggregateplanning.44.Discusstheinformationrequiredforaggregateplanning.45.Describetheimpactoftradepromotionsoncycleinventory.46.Explainpostponementbygivinganexampleintheclothingindustry.Whateffectsdoesithaveandwhataretheconditionsunderwhichitcanwork.47.Whatisabuybackcontract,explainitsworkinganddiscussitsprosandcons.48.Explainthemeasuresofcustomerservicethatareinfluencedbythestructureofthedistributionnetwork.49.Explainthesixdistinctdistributionnetworkdesignsthatmaybeusedtomoveproductsfromfactorytocustomer.50.Explainthebasictrade-offbetweenresponsivenessandefficiencyforeachofthemajordriversofsupplychainperformance.1.I