Reference no: EM132915126

Pepsi Company that engage in high logistics utilization.

Follow the suggested outline below in completing the written output:

I. Company Background

a. Include a brief history and description of the chosen firm. Discuss in detail the supply chain strategies, opportunities, and challenges of the company.

II. Statement of the Problem

a. Include a clear and concise logistics problem derived from complex research and analysis of the company's supply chain strategies, opportunities, and challenges.

For instance, ABC Company has a major problem on accommodating increased customer returns due to defective products. From this scenario, a statement of the problem could be any of the following:

• "How can ABC Company promptly deliver product replacements despite its limited logistics capabilities?"
• "What is the optimum logistics process that ABC Company should employ to effectively manage its product replacements?"

b. The statement of the problem can also be derived from any identified gaps in the company operations or any mishap that hinders the company to do better or perform based on standards.

III. Alternative Courses of Action

a. It must contain at least three (3) courses of action that will resolve the given statement of the problem. It must present the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action.

b. This part must also reflect some, if not all, concepts of logistics management such as demand planning, inventory planning and control, aggregate planning and scheduling, economic decisions, logistics systems, warehouse management, order management, and customer relationship management.

IV. Recommendation

a. Present the best course of action among the presented alternatives in resolving the given statement of the problem.

b. This part must clearly present why a particular alternative was chosen over the other proposed alternatives.

V. Implementation Program

a. This part must present that the recommended strategy is feasible for wide company implementation. For instance, the recommendation for ABC Company is to increase their logistics partners temporarily in order to manage product replacements effectively. This proposal technically falls under economic decisions-outsourcing, in particular. Basically, before outsourcing, a business must consider if it would be more cost-efficient to pay for a third-party service provider or simply increase their manpower to perform the needed task. From this analysis, if it is more cost-efficient to simply outsource the services, then the recommendation for ABC Company is feasible for implementation.

VI. Management Lessons Learned

a. Discuss the takeaways from the research.