OM0012–Supply Chain Management

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Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 3

OM0012–Supply Chain Management-4 Credits

(Book ID: B1542)

Assignment (60 Marks)

Note: Answer all questions must be written within 300 to 400 words each. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60

Q1. Write short notes on:

·         Intermodal transportation

·         Capacitated plant location model

·         Bulk shipments

·         Purchasing strategies

Answer. 1. Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (rail, ship, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damage and loss, and allows freight to be transported faster. Reduced costs over road trucking are the key benefit for intercontinental use. This may be offset by reduced timings for road transport over shorter distances.

Q2. Discuss the steps involved in the measurement of supplier performance.

Q3. Write short notes on:

·         Lead time reduction

·         Cross docking

·         Distributor integration

·         e-sourcing

Q4. What are the issues faced in global supply chain?

Answer. The five issues cited by The Chief Supply Chain Officer Report 2013 were:-

●The need to continue to reduce costs while improving customer service and supporting expansion in new markets and product lines. Some 68 per cent of respondents said operating cost reduction is “very important”, compared with 64 per cent in 2012.

Q5. What is standardization? Explain the four approaches to standardization?

Answer. Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards. Standardization can help to maximize compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality. It can also facilitate commoditization of formerly custom processes. In social sciences, including economics, the idea of standardization is close to the solution for a coordination problem, a situation in which all parties

Q6. Discuss the impacts of e-commerce on SCM.

Answer. E-commerce impacts supply chain management in a variety of key ways. These include:

Cost efficiency:

E-commerce allows transportation companies of all sizes to exchange cargo documents electronically over the Internet. E-commerce enables shippers, freight forwarders and trucking firms to streamline document handling without the monetary and time investment required by the traditional document delivery systems.

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