Discussion Questions
Question: 1. Consider a large discount store. Discuss some products and suppliers for which the discount store should use a cross-docking strategy; some products and suppliers better suited to a direct-shipment strategy; and, finally, some products and suppliers for which the discount store should utilize a change to; "traditional warehousing strategy."
Question2. Consider the following supply chains. For each one, list specific advantages of centralized and decentralized management, and centralized and local facilities:
a. Milk and dairy products
b. Newspapers
c. MP3 players
d. Cars
e. Jeans
Question 3. What companies or supply chains can you think of that use an inventory pooling strategy?
Question 4. What companies or supply chains can you think of that use transshipment strategies?