Mike is thinking about bringing his product Online
a) Describe to Mike the supply chain involved for a store customer vs an online customer.
- Describe the supply chain strategy (goals) for the two different customers.
b) Describe how they are able to achieve strategic fit (goals) in terms of the supply chain drivers (facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing and pricing).
- What are examples of decisions that need to be made in terms of the supply chain drivers (identify decision variables)? What are examples of possible constraints (limiting factors) for these drivers? What are examples of relationships between drivers? What are the tradeoffs???
- How will your answers in (b) differ for the supply chain used for the two different customers?
c) Give examples of uncertainties that arise in supply chains and methods, as well as tools that can be used to address them.