SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
1: Explain the push / pull process. What is a push / pull boundary? Provide an example on where (and why) a push / pull boundary should be used.
2: It is important that a company achieves strategic fit between its supply chain strategy & its competitive strategy. Provide four examples of goals that could be conflicting if there is not a strategic fit. Explain the impact if the conflicting goals are not resolved.
3: When evaluating the financial stability of the supplier or a customer, there are eight non-conventional entries in a balance sheet, an income statement or a cash flow statement that you should "watch for..." Explain why these entries raise a red flag & require additional detail.
4: Explain how distributors add value to a supply chain & improve its performance. Also, pick / explain one (of many) factors that determine whether or not distributors should be used.