Supply Chain Trade-Off Assessment
Once upon a time, in a land far away, Dell held very little inventory. A computer was not built until it was ordered. This was a highly centralized supply chain operation. By contrast, Wal-Mart has a highly decentralized supply chain, with regional warehouses from which store managers select specific items to stock.
Required Elements of the Supply Chain Trade-Off Assessment:
• Choose an organization that is neither Dell nor Wal-Mart;
• Do you best to determine how its supply chain operates by defining the nature of its separate functions (For example, purchasing, inventory management, transportation, or customer service);
• Explain your reasoning as to which functions in the organization's supply chain should be centralized, and which should be decentralized.
Required Formatting of Supply Chain Trade-Off Assessment:
• This report should be double spaced, 12-point font, and two pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;
• Title page;
• Write in the third person
• Use APA formatting for in-text citations and reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary;