Questions on Contract Performance Data, Patents, and Copyrights

1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with):

1.What parts of the supply chain are most closely involved with the situation in this case? What is the responsibility of each part in order to maintain smooth flow of material?

If clients will remain at old place of warehouse they have to face issues with the delay in delivery to their customers.

{Build the Supply Base: supplier selection1. supplier evaluation- find potential suppliers, supplier certification (qualification, education, certificationISO 9000,14000). 2. Supplier development- integrate supplier in system, quality require, product specs, schedule/delivery, procurement polices, training, engineer/production help, information transfer procedures. 3. Negotiation- significant element, strategies: Cost based price model (open books to supplier, based on time and materials) Market based price model (based on published, auction, index prices: commodities) Competitive bidding (most common, no longterm relationship, request for rfq). 4. Contracting- share risks, benefits, incentives. Centralized purchasing, E procurement (online catalogs/exchanges, online auctions).} Logistics MGT- obtain efficient operations through integration of all material acquisition, movement, and storage activities. Frequent for outsourcing, allow competitive advantage from reduce costs and improve customer service. 1.Shipping systems: truck(flexible, moves majority manufactured goods) rail( large loads, containers) Airfreight( fast/flexible light loads, expensive) water( used for bulky low value cargo, oldest way of transportation) Pipelines( transport oil, gas,

Procurement of raw material and sub contractor labour is also the direct responsibility of the operations manager. This is to allow for the seamless arrival of the right raw materials and subcontracted components in to the production process so that there are no wasted time delays and rework of parts and components. Materials and subcontracted labour/parts must be supplied at the right quality, in the right quantity at the right price for the project to be successful.

5. What is the most difficult challenge you have faced to date in your job?

The Customer relationship, Order fulfillment, and Supplier relationship processes need to be analyzed from the perspective of process structure, process improvement, layout, and capacity.

6. Once completing your analysis, what is the opportunity represented by addressing the problem? What is the cost of poor quality? What is the impact on customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty? How could this help increase revenues? How could this help increase our capacity? How could this improve our ability to improve our process controls?

In this assignment I will be writing a formal report that will explain a typical procurement process, I will outline a variety of methods of supplier reimbursement and contract relationships; I will also outline the pros and cons of each contract type. As well as this, I will explain a typical supplier selection process through the use of Carters 10 C’s and a typical selection process model.

In my role as a Senior Staff Underwriter, my development and performance are important and I would like your feedback on our interactions during 2015. To minimize the demand on your time, I am asking you to complete a short survey that will be used for my future development. I value your comments and constructive criticism. Please complete the survey using the link below, by next Wednesday February 10, 2016.

Effective supply chain management can provide an important competitive advantage for a business marketer, resulting in improved communication and involvement among members of the chain, increased motivation, and decreased costs. Tracking the movement of and demand for components used to manufacture a product across a variety of potential and actual suppliers, provides insight and the ability to respond instantly to shortages, surpluses, and changes in market conditions. It seeks to optimize production, decrease manufacturing time, minimize inventory, streamline order fulfillment, and reduce cost.

1. What parts of the supply chain are most closely involved with the situation in this case? What is the responsibility of each part in order to maintain a smooth flow of material?

Morris, P. W., & Pinto, J. K. (2007). The Wiley Guide To Project Technology, Supply Chain & Procurement

Just in time delivery systems are a type of supply chain management system. Many different industries including the construction industry are currently using Just in time delivery systems to be able to have the materials that are needed on site “just in time” to have them completed for the activity. It eliminates on site storage because the material is delivered just in time for its intended use. Many other industries like manufacturing are using just in time deliveries every day. The concept of just in time delivery systems in other industries have been established, but its introduction into construction projects may not always be the best option for all situations.

Supplier Management: Although initial efforts were geared toward an alignment of philosophies with suppliers, this has been difficult to achieve. Suppliers are known to be short-sighted and have been historically accustomed to a different manner of doing business, and it is taking time to adjust their objectives and operations to meet Agora’s vision. Specific challenges regarding suppliers include inconsistent supplies that result in frequent stock outs, ineffective quality control mechanisms that cause increased monitoring costs to ensure high quality