upply Chain Design and Optimization
Resources
· Supply Chain Design and Optimization Scoring Guide.
· Writing Feedback Tool.
For this assignment, use your coursepack to review the case of “Rapid-Fire Fulfillment” by Ferdows, Lewis, and Machuca. In 2–3 double-spaced pages, analyze and address the following issues:
· What system design has Zara implemented to guarantee a new garment to its 600-plus stores worldwide in a mere 15 days from the design, production, and delivery?
· What the advantages to manufacturing and distributing products in small batches rather than pushing its factories to maximize outputs?
· Unlike so many of its peers, which rush to outsource, Zara keeps almost half of its production in-house. How does Zara do this?
· Would you run your factories just during the day shift as Zara did? Is this any way to run an efficient supply chain? Why?
Implementation of Global Sourcing Strategy
Resources
· Implementation of Global Sourcing Strategy Scoring Guide.
· Writing Feedback Tool.
For this assignment, use your course pack to review the case of “Walt-Mart in China” by Farmhand. In 2–3 double-spaced pages, analyze and address the following issues:
· Has Walt-Mart learned from its failures in South Korea, Germany, and Russia? Is such a failure likely in China?
· With China’s middle and upper classes so brand-conscious, how will an EDLP strategy be received?
· What are Walt-Mart’s sourcing and logistics strategies in China market?
· Describe how the political and business environment in China is both conducive and detrimental to large Western companies like Walt-Mart.