Army's Supply Chain: Reverse Logistics

The main elements of a supply chain include purchasing, operations, distribution, and integration. The supply chain begins with purchasing. Purchasing managers or buyers are typically responsible for determining which products their company will sell, sourcing product suppliers and vendors, and procuring products from vendors at prices and terms that meets profitability goals.

The storage section is responsible for storing the received supplies on the warehouse shelves, they are also responsible for pulling the items from the shelves when customers request items that are stored on the shelves within the warehouse. The issuing section is responsible for issuing and ensuring that supported customers receive their supplies in a timely manner. The stock control and the issue section have the most interaction with the supply support activity’s customers.

When implementing project 1, you face technical and market risk. How would you assess the risks embedded in Project 1?

Managed logistics, supply chain, and integrated logistics functions within a leading provider of services to the federal government. Supervised, trained, and evaluated team of over 20. Assisted Program Manager in quality assurance and operations leadership to meet all contractual requirements. Created comprehensive monthly data analysis, written reports and briefings, program plans/analyses, and others to support logistics and operational matters. Maintained supply and inventory control using Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) system.

The lack of concern or care that Great Britain showed the 13 North American colonies and conflicts between the two escalated to a point that lead to what we know as the Revolutionary War. Great Britain while better equipped and trained could not support a war for a long period of time. There were many Logistical issues that the British military could not overcome which ultimately lead to a North American victory. The British were not able to create an effective and defend a supply chain. A supply chain a logistical system that is used to move goods to its intended place safe and on time. People, transportation methods, technology, information, and resources are all important parts of a supply chain. The Atlantic Ocean made communication between

Student Answer: Most every company has a mission and vision statement, but some companies do poor jobs conveying the true intention or depth of these statements. The mission statement should state its purpose and drive its collective efforts. The vision statement should state its desired future and drive its strategic plan (MacLeod, L. (2016). According to these standard of a mission and vision statement most companies would be considered lacking. I am currently employed at GEODIS logistics. Our mission statement states, “We help our clients

Army sustainment is built on an integrated process indivisibly linking sustainment to operations. The concept focuses on establishing a combat ready Army and sustaining its combat power across the battlefield with unrelenting endurance. Red River Army Depot is based upon these similar principles; however it’s constantly improving its business practices by including Lean Six Sigma into daily operations. Red River Army Depot is one of six sites producing armor survivability kits for high-mobility, multi wheeled vehicles (HMMWV). The depot also overhauls heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks, and is the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for tactical wheeled vehicles, Bradley tanks, and rubber products in support

Keeping a sharp eye on these items is important and parts can be misplaced and forgotten. Mr. Garcia has to date accounted for every recoverable Army Supply System part and every core has been returned to the applicable vendor. This is a fantastic achievement in any maintenance operation and his follow up and tracking enabled this process success. Another noteworthy accomplishment is the parts received not installed locations, Larry and the team developed a rock solid system for easy storage and identification of repair parts. Larry quickly adopted this process and has added some further improvements to the process which has enabled mechanics to quickly obtain the parts assigned to their work orders and quickly return to the shop

In reverse logistics, the design, control, and operation of a recovery value system will reflect the whole life cycle of a product. This is the concept of closed-loop supply chains, in which zero-waste is achieved in the “forward flows of materials (from suppliers to end customers) and the reverse flow of products (post consumption) back to the manufacturing or distribution supply chains” (Book p.151-152). Reverse logistics supports closed-loop supply chains and coordinating the chains to achieve (or maintain) competitive advantage. A fragmented chain, where each member is only focused on its own processes, is considered a key Supply Chain Management problem. It is not wise for Sandvik to fragment, or decouple the forward and reverse supply chains.

Our approach was to facilitate the demand with respect to the market. We penetrated the market by building factory in Fardo and building warehouses to the respective regions, Caleopeia, Sorange, Entworpe, Tyran. Another component that we had to consider was finding the optimal cost to increase market share and increase our profit margin. Discussion on the logistics will be discussed thoroughly, which affected our decision points and our overall outcome. There are a few questions we needed to answer before we built a road map to our strategy i.e. figuring out where to build the factory and warehouse, estimate the demand of the four regions and Fargo region, should we change capacity, adjust ordering point with respect to quantity, and also

Richard Dana Associates (RDA) was brought in by the owners of a family-owned business with complex relationship issues at a time preceding an anticipated leadership transition. Following individual and group coaching sessions, RDA was able to help the leadership separate personal issues, and codify practices through formal policies to allow the leadership group to focus on business issues without personal complications. At the end of RDA's engagement, the client was well-positioned to begin developing a transition plan.

     One of the first things that the military had to change was its attitude that logistics is the same thing as supply management. Logistics plays a very important role in the supply chain but supply chain management involves much more than simply logistics. (Hyland 2002) A team at Ohio State University developed a framework for supply chain management that consists of three supply chain elements: network structure, business processes; and management components.

4. In a service supply chain, the (explicit) cost of information is higher than in a product

Reverse logistics is basically defined as the processes of receiving defective products or unwanted materials in order to recapture or regain value or ensure proper disposal of the products or materials. Therefore, the operations of reverse logistics are largely dependent on reversing the supply chain management processes in order for businesses to correctly determine and classify returned goods for disposal. However, reverse logistics processes entail more than merely

Forward logistics (or conventional logistics) is the regular distribution channel followed by the manufactures from time immemorial. Forward logistics concentrates on the products (goods or services) reaching the consumer end and deals with the line of flow from the manufacturer’s end to the consumer’s end. It deals with the very essence of Supply Chain Management and logistical activities of an organization. It has a significant impact on the primary operations carried out, which act as the basic revenue generating aspect of a business. In this logistical system, the flow is a “one-to-many” type and the forecasting or traceability is quite simple.