SYST 4050 Supply Chain Management – Homework 5 1. Harley Davidson has its engine plant in Milwaukee and its motorcycle assembly plant in Pennsylvania. Engines are transported between the two plants using trucks‚ with each trip costing $1‚000. The motorcycle plant assembles and sells 3000 motorcycles a year. Each engine costs $500‚ and Harley incurs uses holding cost of 20 percent. a) How many engines should Harley load onto each truck (i.e. what is the optimal order quantity)? D = 3‚000
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1.Based on this scenario and the STABEN approach‚ I would start with addressing the family members concerns right away. The source of this conflict is the patient’s family member. I feel that I would find a private area to address the family members concerns immediately. Usually I would give someone time to cool off‚ but in this particular scenario I feel that would only make the family member more infuriated since one of the concerns is staff ignoring the patient. After finding a private room‚ I
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Question #1: Wholesalers provide value in the supply chain to producers‚ manufacturers‚ and customers by building warehouses in specific regions‚ taking ownership of the goods and distributing those goods. They have the ability to store nonperishable goods removing the burden of storage from the producers and manufacturers. The wholesaler can also purchase a large amount of products from the producers/manufacturers so that retailers can have access to them when needed. Producers and manufacturers
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The Natural Gas Case In the Natural Gas case‚ a German company and a Dutch gas reseller (the plaintiffs) is suing an Austrian partnership company (the defendant) for a breach of contract. The plaintiffs negotiated and agreed to purchase 3000 metric tons of propane gas for $381 per metric ton from the defendant. Because of the two companies never conducting business with one another‚ the plaintiffs agreed to secure a letter of credit with its purchase. To secure the letter of credit with the purchase
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SCM 1020 (60028) Research and Case Studies In Supply Chain Management Learning Schedule Getting Started: o Make a reference note for contacting me at my Albany Tech e-mail address dpugh@albanytech.edu and at dpugh182@gmail.com. Please put both e-mail addresses on your correspondence(s). o An intranet café discussion area is located in the classroom for any questions or concerns that you would like to share with the class. o In accordance with ATC‚ I do not accept any class work
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Question #2-Define the supply chains for the following products from the first source of raw materials to the first customer. A) Big Mac‚ B) Gasoline‚ C) Automobile repair‚ D) A Text book. Supply chain‚ its management‚ performance measures and improvement approaches. As an extension of the systems point of view‚ the system dynamics inherent in the supply chain are illustrated and the coordination in the supply chain is emphasized. Five areas where measurement of supply chain performance should be
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Q4 - OE_Strengths What do you see as Southwestern Energy’s particular strengths as an investment? "Exposure to natural gas prices. Exposure to the commodity price. Runway and liquidity position would be another one. Specifically‚ cash balance. Large cash balance." Q5 - OE_Weaknesses What do you see as Southwestern Energy’s particular weaknesses as an investment? "The number one weakness is the balance sheet. They have too much debt. The capital structure is too complicated. There’s too many different
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Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION 2 II. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 2 III. OBJECTIVES 3 IV. SCENARIOS 3 Question 1 5 Question 2 7 Question 3 10 Question 4 12 Question 5 13 Question 6 14 Question 7 16 V. CONCLUSION 18 Bibliography 19 INTRODUCTION The case is about manufacturing company‚ Hospital Supply‚ Inc.‚ that produced hydraulic hoists for the local market. The hydraulic hoist is useful to the hospital for moving bedridden patients
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(FBE) Supply Chain Management Application & Strategy CASE 1 : Supply chain challenges at Leapfrog SCML 460: Supply Chain Management Application & Strategy Context: Introduction ………………………………………………. page 3 Questions ………………………………………………. page 3 Conclusion ………………………………………………. page 5 References ……………………………………………… page 6 Introduction: Our case study is about "Supply Chain Challenges at LEAPFROG". The term supply chain conjures
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Case Study #1 - Sunspot‚ Inc 1. What are the most likely benefits of forming strategic supply alliances with Sunspot’s key suppliers? A strategic alliance between Sunspot and its key suppliers will result in a relationship based on trust. It’s key for both parties to develop and manage this “institutional” trust or the alliance will fail. Trust will facilitate communication which will lead to less errors and higher quality‚ faster development times‚ and lower costs. Synergies created by
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