Reference no: EM13275420

You run a company that manufactures aircraft components. you have many competitors who are trying to offer lower prices and better service to customers, and you are trying to determine whether you can benefit from better supply chain management. In the attached file, you will find a spreadsheet file that contains a list of all of the items that your firm has ordered from its suppliers during the past three months. The fields in the spreadsheet file includes vendor name, identification number, purchaser's order number, item identification number and item description (for each item ordered from he vendor), cost per item, number of units of the item ordered (quantity), total cost of each order, vendor's accounts payable terms, order date, and actual arrival date for each order. Prepare a recommendation of how you can use the data in this spreadsheet database to improve your decisions about selecting suppliers. Some criteria to consider for identifying preferred suppliers include the supplier's track record for on-time deliveries, suppliers offering the best accounts payable terms, and suppliers offering lower pricing when the same items can be provided by multiple suppliers. Use your spreadsheet software to prepare reports to support your recommendations. Draft recommendations for supply chain improvements Develop reports, including graphs, which support your recommendations In a 1-2 page word document,