Scenario
You are a business development consultant and have been asked to work with a business to develop a supply chain plan. This will reflect the current position of the organisation, establish the envisioned future for the business, the actions required to achieve it and take into account the external factors and trends within the market, which will impact on achievement of business goals. You have been requested by the senior management team to conduct a few tasks to inspire budding entrepreneurs who are approaching the council for grants.
Task 1 of 1 – Coursework in report format
You have been asked by your line manager Francis Thompson to create a report for the senior managers. You must have the following in the report:
Instructions
a. In your report, you need to explain supply chain planning and control in business.
b. Using examples, differentiate between the various elements of supply chain planning and control in business.
c. Using examples, explain the determination of system capacity in supply chain planning and control within business management and then analyse the role of capacity management.
d. Finish your first part of the report by an analysis of the capacity decision for competitive advantage in supply chain planning and control in business management
Your second part of the report will consist of the following:
a. Start your second part of the report by giving an explanation of the role of inventory and types of inventories in supply chain planning and control in business management.
b. Conduct an assessment of the inventory approaches used in business.
c. An explanation of the concept of master production schedule activities and techniques in supply chain planning and control in business management.
d. Complete your report with an analysis of the structure of bills of materials and their importance in supply chain planning and control in business management
Delivery and Submission
● 1x Word file
● Word count 4500 excluding TOC, diagrams, references and appendices.
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