Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Distance Learning Programmes Division First Semester 2007-2008 Comprehensive Examination (EC-2 Regular) Course No. Course Title Nature of Exam Weightage Duration Date of Exam Note: 1. 2. 3. 4. : QMJ ZG621 : SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT : Open Book : 60% : 3 Hours : 30/09/2007 (AN) No. of Pages =2 No. of Questions = 7 Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page. Mobile phones and computers of any kind should not be brought inside the examination hall. Use of any unfair means will result in severe disciplinary action. Q.1 (a). Q.1 (b). Q.1 …show more content…
Each book costs on average $10 and the holding cost incurred by Books On-Line is 25 percent. Books On-Line replenishes inventory every week and aims for a 99.7 percent CSL. Assume a replenishment lead time of one week. A warehouse is designed to carry 50 percent more than the replenishment order +safety stock. The amortized fixed cost per year of warehouse is $100,000+x, where is x is the capacity in books. The weekly operating cot of a warehouse is $0.15y, where y is the number of books shipped. Books On-Line is planning its network strategy. Detail all costs involved if one warehouse will be there in the central zone. [10] What types of industries would be most likely to choose a best of breed approach to their IT systems? What types would be more likely to choose a single large integrated solution? What issues must be considered when designing a supply chain relationship to improve the [6 + 5 = 11] chances of developing cooperation and trust? Q.7 (a). Q.7 (b). ********* Page 2 of
Arntzen, B. C., G. G. Brown, T. P. Harrison, L. L. Trafton. 1995. Global supply chain management at Digital Corporation. Interfaces 25(1) 69-93.
Chopra, S., & Meindl, P. (2012). Supply chain management: Strategy, planning, and operation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
In today’s competitive business world, the best companies have discovered a powerful new source which encompasses on all the integrated activities that bring the product to the market and create satisfied customers and is called “Supply-Chain Management”.
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List and explain all aspects of supply chain management. pg 416; week5 lecture, pg 4;
Supply chain management is a practice that involves the planning, supervision, and implementation of strategies and controls to direct the movement of goods and services provided to customers. The intent of this essay is to incorporate a synopsis of existing literature and to provide the reader with a general understanding of how supply chain management correlates with the organizational design and structure of modern firms. The essay comprehensively reviews the components of supply chain management and their integration with functional areas within an organization. The information presented in this essay
Chase, R. B., & Jacobs, F. R. (2011). Operations and Supply Chain Management, 13e. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
When looking in “My Grades,” you will see the names of the activities have been shortened.
A Customized Textbook, Supply Chain Management SCHM2301, ISBN9781308037400 Copies are on reserve in the library
Chase, R., & Jacobs, F. R. (2011). Operations and Supply Chain Management (13th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
W.C. Benton, J. (2010). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Russell, R. S., & Taylor III, B. W. (2014). Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8th edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
5 of the websites--What is Supply Chain Management? Describing what supply chain management is. -- The hot new M.B.A.: Supply-Chain Management. Goes into how universities have recently introduced undergraduate majors for supply chain management. -- Council of Supply Chain management Professionals: Homepage. They provide education, research, connections for supply chain management. -- Module 1: What is Supply Chain Management? It’s a YouTube video introducing viewers to the field of SCM. -- Supply Chain Management Certificate. Describes what SCM is and offers advanced professional supply chain management certificate.
(Bowersox, D.J., Closs, D.J., and Cooper, M.B. (2010). Supply Chain Logistics Management. (3rd Edition) New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.