Assignment: Geoffrey Ryan Case Questions
1. Examine the GR furniture distribution supply chain.
What is your assessment of this supply chain?
What can go wrong during this process that might account for the large number of end-customer returns?
2. How could GR correct the process flows in (1 above)? For each recommendation, do you foresee any implementation problems?
3. How might a retailer like GR convince furniture suppliers to adopt more stringent shipment and product quality standards?
4. In the preparation for her meeting with President and Chief Merchandising Officer, Keith Hughes, and his Retail Furniture Team, Melissa calculated the trend in division Sales, COGS, Gross Profit, SG&A, and EBIT. What do you think Melissa should do based on the division financial numbers? Why?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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