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CASE 4 : Westminster Company

Designing a Supply Chain

Assignment Overview

This assignment requires you to design a supply chain for an organization in a case study, taking into account alternative distribution plans and organizational processes.

Assignment Directions

To complete this assignment:

• Review Case 4, "Westminster Company," on pages 444-449 of your Supply Chain Logistics Management text. Case is copy below

• Write a 4-page paper with supporting appendices that addresses questions 1, 2, 5, and 6 In your paper, be certain to:

o Evaluate organizational processes.

o Evaluate the cost of alternative distribution plans.

o Recommend a supply chain design that takes into account alternative distribution plans and organizational processes, including centralization, decentralization, and logistical design.

Questions

1. What impact would the three new alternatives have on transfer and customer freight costs? Why?

2. What impact would warehouse consolidation have on inventory carrying costs, customer service levels, and order fill rate?

3. How are warehousing costs affected by the decision to use third party or private warehouse facilities? What effect would this have on handling, storage, and fixed facility costs?

4. What effect would shipping mixed shipments from consolidated distribution centers have on individual company cost and performance?

5. Evaluate the eight supply chain processes in terms of customer classification and degree of centralization/decentralization of required functionality (use the matrix below).

6. Given all available information briefly describe the logistical system design you would recommend for Westminster's integrated consumer products.

Attachment:- Case- Designing a Supply Chain.rar