Final Projects

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Final Projects

• Supply Chain Integration with SAILS
• Vehicle Routing with ArcLogistics Route
• Spectrum
• Courier Inc.
• DTS

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Final Project Teams

• Supply Chain Integration with SAILS
• Group 1 Boaten, DeYoung, Kosmides, Maserang
• Group 2 Ertikin, Kanjanawadee, Somboonviriya,
  Treechairusmee
• Vehicle Routing with ArcLogistics Route
• Courier Inc. Jadia, Tarrasch, Wu, Xu
• DTS Group 1 Charvet, Suvithayapornskul,
  Tjandrasa, Weber
  Group 2 Hrabar, Srivatsa, Triyakul, Yafi
• Spectrum Jacobs, Kovshar, Powers

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Supply Chain Integration with SAILS

• Spectrum
• Makes lawn and garden care products at 3 plants.
• Liquids and aerosols
• Granular
• Replenishment from plants 3 DCs
• Pursell
• Makes fertilzer products at 4 plants.
• Replenishment from plants 3 DCs
• Spectrum acquired Pursell

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Spectrum Supply Chain
Spectrum Plants Spectrum DCs
St. Louis plant is for liquids and aerosols Ohio
and Alabama plants are for granular
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Pursell Supply Chain
Pursell Plants
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Integrate Supply Chains
Spectrum Plants Pursell Plants Spectrum DCs
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Q1 Use LA Plant or Ontario, CA DC?
Spectrum Plants Pursell Plants Spectrum DCs
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Q2 Use Mega-DC in Southeast?
Spectrum Plants Pursell Plants Spectrum DCs
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Q3 How to Handle Overlap in Northeast?
Spectrum Plants Pursell Plants Spectrum DCs
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Vehicle Routing Spectrum

• Large DC in Ontario California serves many
  customers.
• Demand is variable with monthly and annual
  seasonality.
• Currently deliver with LTL motor carriers.
• Consider delivery with private fleet.

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Vehicle Routing Spectrum

• Given 5,000 recent orders for a 9 month period.
• Study data and select a representative sample.
• Consider using a private fleet for all
  deliveries
• What fleet size should be used?
• What is utilization?
• How would cost compare with current LTL costs?

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Vehicle Routing Spectrum

• Consider using a private fleet for some
  deliveries
• Which customers should be served by private fleet
  and which by LTL?
• What fleet size should be used?
• What is utilization?
• How would cost compare with current LTL costs?
• Consider using a different DC in Los Angeles
  (from Pursell acquisition).
• How would this change results above?

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Final Project Procedures

• Each project has a client who can answer
  questions from the group.
• Project questions are open-ended.
• Before beginning analyses with software, provide
  a written plan (management to review proposed plan.
• Final report is 15 minute oral presentation and a
  written report (