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BUS 631 Week 1 Assignment The Customer For more
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Customer. Write a two to three page paper
discussing the concept of customer and how it
relates to supply chain management. Include how
unexpected changes in customer demand effects
supply chain management.  
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BUS 631 Week 1 DQ 1 Supply Chain Forecasting
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ply Chain Forecasting. Discuss how forecasting
effects the supply chain of an automobile
manufacturer. Consider especially the forecasting
and supply chains involved in manufacturing a new
model (entirely new, not an edition/annual
change). How do the individual supply chains for
the subparts effect the larger supply
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BUS 631 Week 1 DQ 2 Risk Management For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Risk
Management. Create a rudimentary supply chain for
delivering canned peaches to the consumer.
Discuss the sources of uncertainty within this
supply chain. What are the risks? How could
themanufacturer mediate the risks? Respond to at
least two of your classmates postings.
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BUS 631 Week 2 Assignment Supply Chain
Strategies For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   Supply Chain Strategies. Research any
Fortune 100 company and discuss the supply chain
strategy it utilizes (i.e. sequential, local,
organizational, etc). Offer your opinion as to
whether or not its thebest strategy for the
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BUS 631 Week 2 DQ 1 Manufacturing Parameters
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ufacturing Parameters.Manufacturers have to
establish parameters for what is to be produced
and in what quantity how does utilizing a supply
contract aid both parties in terms of their
roles/responsibilities involving the supply
chain? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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BUS 631 Week 2 DQ 2 Sequential Process For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Sequential
Process. Manufacturing is often done in a
sequential manner (i.e. we plan for how many
items are to be produced and in what time frame)
what are some problems with using a sequential
process when one produces an item such as a
cellular phone? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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BUS 631 Week 3 Assignment Manufacturing Options
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ufacturing Options. Research your employer (or a
company of your choice) and, using Table 6.1 (p.
187), determine which of the six potential
manufacturing options has the greatest impact
upon the organization and
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BUS 631 Week 3 DQ 1 Inventory Planning For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Inventory
Planning. Read the Case Reebok NFL Replica
Jerseys A Case for Postponement (p. 172-177).
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BUS 631 Week 3 DQ 2 Push-Pull For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Push-Pull. Compare
and contrast the push-pull strategy used in
supply chain management and in what specific ways
can it impact the manufacturing process? Respond
to at least two of your classmates postings.  
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BUS 631 Week 4 Assignment Conflicting Objectives
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flicting Objectives. Examine and discuss the
relationship between buyers and suppliers. Why
may there be conflicting objectives between the
two? Present your response in the form of a three
to four page, APA-
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BUS 631 Week 4 DQ 1 Transshipment For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Transshipment
. Your text explores the strategies of
transshipment and inventory pooling in chapter 7.
List and describe at least two similarities
between transshipment and inventory pooling
strategies. Identify two companies or supply
chains of that use transshipment strategies and
why is transshipment a good strategy for
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BUS 631 Week 4 DQ 2 Retailer Supplier
Partnerships For more classes
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Partnerships.Indentify and describe the three
types of retailer supplier partnerships discussed
in chapter 8. Manufacturers and retailers
occasionally find using third parties to perform
certain
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BUS 631 Week 5 Assignment Risk Management and the
Supply Chain For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Risk Management and
the Supply Chain.Discuss an example of how an
unknown-unknown risk proved damaging to a supply
chain. You are free to utilize any example and
any organization of your choosing. Explain
specifically how each of the following might have
mitigated this risk
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BUS 631 Week 5 DQ 1 Buy vs. Make For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Buy vs.
Make. Discuss how a products life-cycle can
impact the buy/make aspect of the supply chain
(refer to Section 9.3 in your text). Are there
different times/phases in a product life-cycle
when it would make sense to change from a
buy/make aspect to an outsourced aspect (for the
same part/aspect)? Respond to at least two of
your classmates postings.
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BUS 631 Week 5 DQ 2 Wal-Mart For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Wal-Mart. Read the
Case Wal-Mart Changes Tactics to Meet
International Tastes (p.309-311) in chapter 10.
Other than profit, what other reasons would
Wal-Mart have for opening stores globally? Why
would Wal-Mart want strong centralized or
localized control of its stores? Respond to at
least two of your classmates postings.  
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BUS 631 Week 6 DQ 1 Clock Speed For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Clock Speed.
The manufacturing process utilizes technology
clock speed for the manufacturing of a product or
good. In what ways may clock speed differ and
what products are manufactured under a particular
clock speed. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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BUS 631 Week 6 DQ 2 RFI For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   RFI. Radio Frequency
Identification (RFI) utilizes technology which
emits radio signals to help track the shipment of
goods. Discuss two or three companies you know
that use this technology and how does this
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