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Homework: Supply Chain Operations Plan
This homework is intended to help you build a supply chain plan/diagram for a new business by analyzing factors that affect sourcing, logistics, metrics, suppliers, and risk.
Create a diagram of the supply chain of one or more products/services the organizations provides to its customers. Identify the specific suppliers, distributors, manufacturers/Service providers, wholesalers, retailers and end users (Customers).
NOTE: Do not submit as generic supply chain diagram. Use actual names of companies or products who participate in your chosen supply chain.
Use one of the following tools:
1) Excel - Recommended
2) PowerPoint
3) Visio
4) PictoGram
5) PDF
6) Other faculty-approved platform
Write an 875-word analysis of the supply chain. Include the following:
The focus of Supply Chain Management is to create a supply chain diagram, (Identify real world players who occupy the various positions of the supply chain).
1. Value Chain: identify the value each member of the supply chain provides to the customers perceived value of the product or service you provide.
2. Flow: On your supply chain diagram identify the flow of raw materials, finished goods, communication, and finances.
3. Inputs and outputs: Name specifically those items flowing through your supply chain.
4. Risk: What are the risks to the efficiency of your chosen supply chain?
5. Sourcing: From whom do you get your raw materials (suppliers), and how do you determine which suppliers to utilize?
6. Location: How do you decide where you receive raw material in relationship to your manufacturing site and location relationship from manufacturing to customers?
7. Logistics (transportation): How do raw materials travel from suppliers to manufacturing and finished goods from manufacturers to customers?