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3.Automobilemanufacturer(Ford,inthisexample).Withinacompany,therearealso
differentdepartments,whichconstitutetheinternalsupplychain:
i.Purchasingandmaterialhanding
ii.Manufacturing
iii.Marketing,etc.
4.Transportationproviders
5.Automobiledealers
b.ManyÞ
rmsareinvolvedinthesupplychain.
1.Rawmaterialsuppliers.Forinstance,suppliersforsteel,rubber,plastics,etc.
2.Partssuppliers.Forinstance,suppliersforengines,steeringwheels,seats,andelec-
troniccomponents,etc.
3.Automobilemanufacturer.Forinstance,Ford.
4.Transportationproviders.Forinstance,shippers,truckingcompanies,railroads,etc.
5.Automobiledealers.Forexample,HaywardFord.
c.AllcompaniesinvolvedinthesupplychainwanttomaximizetheirrespectiveproÞ
ts
byincreasingrevenueanddecreasingcost.However,companiesmayemploydifferent
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strategiesinordertoachievethisgoal.Someofthemfocusoncustomersatisfaction
andquickdelivery,whileothersmaybemoreconcernedaboutminimizinginventory
holdingcosts.
d.Ingeneral,differentpartsofthesupplychainhaveobjectivesthatarenotalignedwith
eachother.
1.Purchasing:
Stableorderquantities,ß
exibledeliveryleadtimesandlittlevariation
inmix.
2.Manufacturing:
Longproductionruns,highquality,highproductivityandlowpro-
ductioncosts.
3.Warehousing:
Lowinventory,reducedtransportationcostsandquickreplenishment
capability.
4.Customers:
Shortorderleadtimes,alargevarietyofproductsandlowprices.
Typically,theautomobiledealerwouldliketoofferavarietyofcarcolorsandconÞ
g-
urationstoaccommodatedifferentcustomerpreferences,andmeanwhilehaveashort
deliveryleadtimefromthemanufacturer.However,inordertomaximizethelengthof
productionruns,andutilizeresourcesmoreefficiently,themanufacturerwouldliketo
aggregateordersfromdifferentdealersandofferlessvarietyincarconÞ
gurations.This
isaclearexampleofconß
ictingmarketingandmanufacturinggoals.
Question2
a.Thesupplychainforaconsumermortgageofferedbyabankmayinvolvevariouscom-
ponents:
1.Marketingcompaniesthathandlesolicitationtopotentialcustomers.
2.Creditreportingagenciesthatevaluatepotentialcustomers.
3.Thebankthatextendsthemortgageloans.
4.Mortgagebrokersthroughwhichtheloansaredistributed.
b.Themarketingcompaniesstrivetoincreasetheresponseratefromhomebuyersinorder
tomaximizetheirreturns.Banksaimatacustomerportfoliowitharelativelylowrisk,
healthyß
owofpaymentsandlowaverageloanmaturitydate.Thebrokerswouldlike
tomaximizetheirsalescommissions.
c.Similartoproductsupplychains,theobjectiveofaservicesupplychainistoprovide
whatisneeded(inthiscaseaparticulartypeofservice,ratherthanaphysicalproduct)
attherightlocation,attherighttime,andinaformthatconformstocustomerrequire-
mentswhileminimizingsystemwidecosts.However,thereareanumberofdifferences
betweenthetwotypesofsupplychains.Forinstance:
1.Inaproductsupplychain,thereisbothaß
owofinformationandphysicalproducts.
Inaservicesupplychain,itisprimarilyinformation.
2.Contrarytoaservicesupplychain,transportationandinventoryaremajorcost
componentsinaproductsupplychain.
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3.Servicestypicallycannotbeheldininventory,somatchingcapacitywithdemandis
frequentlymoreimportantinaservicesupplychain.
4.Inaservicesupplychain,the(explicit)costofinformationishigherthaninaproduct
supplychain.Notethatinthemortgageexampleabove,thebankhastocompensate
thecreditreportingagencyforeachcreditreportitobtains.
Question3
Manysupplychainsevolveovertime.Forexample,consideramemorychipsupplychain.
Productionstrategiesmaychangeduringdifferentstagesoftheproductlifecycle.When
anewmemorychipisintroduced,priceishigh,yieldislow,andproductioncapacity
istight,andtheavailabilityoftheproductisimportant.Consequently,productionis
usuallydoneatplantsclosetomarkets,andthemanagementfocusesonincreasingyield,
reducingthenumberofproductiondisruptions,andfullyutilizingcapacity.Whenthe
productmatures,however,itspricedropsanddemandisstabilizedforaperiodoftime,
sominimizingproductioncostmovestocenterstage.Toreducecosts,productionmaybe
outsourcedtooverseasfoundries,wherelaborandmaterialsaremuchcheaper.
Question4
Averticallyintegratedcompanyaimsattighterinteractionamongvariousbusinesscom-
ponents,andfrequentlymanagesthemcentrally.Suchastructurehelpstoachievesys-
temwidegoalsmoreeasilybyremovingconß
ictsamongdifferentpartsofthesupplychain
throughcentraldecisionmaking.Inahorizontallyintegratedcompany,thereisfrequently
nobeneÞ
tincoordinatingthesupplychainsofeachbusinesswithinthecompany.Indeed,
ifeverybusinessspecializesinitscorefunction,andoperatesoptimally,anoverallglobal
optimummaybeapproached.
Question5
Effectivesupplychainmanagementisalsoimportantforverticallyintegratedcompanies.
Insuchanorganizationalstructure,variousbusinessfunctionsarehandledbydifferent
departmentsofthecompanythatusuallyhavedifferentinternalobjectives,andthese
objectivesarenotnecessarilyalignedwitheachother.Thismaybeduetolackofcom-
municationamongdepartmentsortheincentivesprovidedbytheuppermanagement.For
instance,ifthesalesdepartmentisevaluatedbasedonrevenueonly,andthemanufacturing
departmentisevaluatedbasedoncostonly,thecompany.sproÞ
tmaynotbemaximized
globally.Effectivesupplychainmanagementisstillnecessarytoachievegloballyoptimal
operations.
Question6
Thesourcesofuncertaintyinthisexampleinclude:
1.Factorssuchasweatherconditions,diseases,naturaldisasterscauseuncertaintyin
availabilityofrawmaterials,i.e.,peachcrop.
2.UncertainleadtimesduringtransportationofcropfromtheÞ
eldtotheprocessing
facilitymayaffectthequalityofpeaches,e.g.,theymaygetspoiled.
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3.Processingtimesintheplant,aswellasthesubsequentwarehousingandtransportation
timesaresubjecttouncertainty.
4.Demandisnotknowninadvance.
Question7
AsmallnumberofcentrallylocatedwarehousesallowsaÞ
rmtotakeadvantageofrisk
poolinginordertoincreaseservicelevelsanddecreaseinventorylevelsandcosts.However,
outboundtransportationcostistypicallyhigher,anddeliveryleadtimesarelonger.On
theotherhand,bybuildingalargernumberofwarehousesclosertotheendcustomers,a
Þ
rmcandecreaseoutboundtransportationcostsanddeliveryleadtimes.However,this
typeofsystemwillhaveincreasedtotalinventorylevelsandcosts,decreasedeconomiesof
scale,increaseswarehousingexpenses,andpotentiallyincreasedinboundtransportation
expenses.
Question8
Thechoiceoftheparticulartransportationservicedependslargelyonthetypesandsizes
ofproductsthecompanywantstotransport,theinventoryanddeliverystrategiesandthe
needforß
exibility:
1.Atruckloadcarrierisbetterifdeliveringbulkyitemsorsmallitemsinlargeandstable
quantitiesfromwarehousestodemandpoints(stores).Agoodexampleisthedelivery
ofgroceriesfromwarehousestosupermarkets.Notethatinthiscasewewouldlikethe
demandtobeinincrementsoffulltruckloads.
2.ApackagedeliveryÞ
rmismoreappropriateifrelativelysmallitemsaredeliveredfrom
themanufacturer/warehousedirectlytothecustomers.Additionally,apackagecarrier
companyoffersmoreß
exibilitybydifferentmodesoftransportationdependingonthe
needsoftheindividualcustomers.
Question9
1.Highinventorylevels
i.Advantages:
HighÞ
llrate(servicelevel)andquickorderfulÞ
llment.
ii.Disadvantages:
Highopportunitycostofcapitaltiedininventory,dangerofprice
declinesovertimeandobsolescence,needformorewarehousespace.
2.Lowinventorylevels
Lowinventoryholdingandwarehousingcosts.
Higherriskofshortagesandlowerservicelevels.
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CaseDiscussionQuestions—MeditechSurgical
Meditechexperiencespoorservicelevelsfornewproducts,andinventorylevelshigherthan
necessaryforallproducts.
Therearemanycausesfortheseproblems:
1.Demandisnotstudiedindetail.
2.Informationsystemsthatrecordandmonitordemandandinventoryarepoorlydesigned.
3.Forecastingerrorsarenottracked.
4.Thereisatendencytoshifttheblametothecustomers,e.g.,panicordering.
5.Therearebuilt-indelaysandmonthlybucketsintheplanningsystem.
6.TheplanningsystemampliÞ
essmallvariationsindemand.
7.Poorcommunicationwithcustomers;
Meditechdoesn.ttypicallyseeend-customerde-
mand.
Thecustomerservicemanagerisdirectlyexposedtothecomplaintsfromthecustomers.
Hence,heisinagoodpositiontogaugethescopeoftheproblems.Othermanagersdo
notfacethecustomers,andtheydonotnecessarilyfocusontheirsatisfaction.
1.Recognize