{"id":29670,"date":"2021-06-27T13:43:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T13:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/?p=29670"},"modified":"2021-06-27T13:43:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T13:43:43","slug":"describe-the-pros-and-cons-of-setting-up-your-own-trucking-fleet-to-take-product-from-your-factory-to-the-new-warehouse-vs-using-common-carriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/27\/describe-the-pros-and-cons-of-setting-up-your-own-trucking-fleet-to-take-product-from-your-factory-to-the-new-warehouse-vs-using-common-carriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Describe the pros and cons of setting up your own trucking fleet to take product from your factory to the new warehouse vs. using common carriers."},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Develop a Supply Chain Management Strategy Proposal, specifically dealing with the following scenario. The scenario centers around the choice of a location for a new distribution center for your firm\u2019s insulated cooler products. As you know, these are large and bulky and take up a lot of room in either a truck (from a warehouse to retail stores or in a warehouse itself). Your factory is in the Chicago area, and you do not want to move it, nor outsource the manufacturing. Your product is used year round in the southern states and southwest, and in the summer months on the east coast.<\/p>\n<p>How would you determine the ideal warehouse location? What factors would go into your choice of locations? Describe at least 3 factors.<br \/>\nDescribe the pros and cons of setting up your own trucking fleet to take product from your factory to the new warehouse vs. using common carriers.<br \/>\nGiven the high dollar value of your inventory, how can you ensure accuracy of both purchased raw material inventory (in your factory) as well as of the finished product itself in your factory and at the new warehouse?<br \/>\nHow will planning for equipment capacity needs been done if you use a forecast-based system versus a demand management (JIT) -based system?<br \/>\nCreate a finished goods production plan MRP (and component B procurement plan) given the following:<br \/>\nProduction cycle time = 1 month<br \/>\nEach finished good item requires 2 Part B\u2019s; part B has a 1 month procurement lead time<br \/>\nBeginning finished product inventory is 1,000<br \/>\nForecasted sales are as follows:<br \/>\nMonth 1:1,000<br \/>\nMonth 2:1,100<br \/>\nMonth 3:1,150<br \/>\nMonth 4:1,200<br \/>\nMonth 5:1,200<br \/>\nMonth 6: 1,300<br \/>\nSafety Stock:On the first day of each month, you want to have that month\u2019s sales already in inventory<br \/>\nCapacity of the plant is 1,300 units<br \/>\nDownload the blank MRP template to complete your MRP.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/orders\/ordernow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTyj99p60XCLyLk1htB7-1neRt8-2QdnenNlQ&usqp=CAU\"target=\"_http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/orders\/ordernow\"\/><\/center><p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Develop a Supply Chain Management Strategy Proposal, specifically dealing with the following scenario. 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