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DB Assignment
The DB has 3 parts
You run a hardware store that carries thousands of different items. You have begun to realize that you are spending a great deal of resources (Time, Labor, Space, Money) managing your inventory and decide that it is time to take a closer look at your inventory situation. Please discuss the following items that you feel are important to understanding and managing your inventory situation.
I. What are the types of cost that might be associated with your inventory?
1. Carrying Costs
2. Procurement Costs
3. Out of stock Costs
II. Which of the three main Inventory philosophies (Push, Pull, JIT) do you feel would be most beneficial to your situation? (Please explain why)
III. What are some of the reasons that you would like to build up, or reduce, the inventories in your store? (Please explain why.)
Assignment Objectives
Interpret the key concepts of supply chain management (SCM).
Evaluate distribution network design in a supply chain.
Assess aggregate planning and product variety management.
Differentiate inventory management: deterministic and stochastic; multiperiod and multi-echelon.
Assess strategic alliances and outsourcing strategies.
Evaluate supply chain coordination and contracts, customer value, and supply chain management.
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