Develop a Strategy for the Retail or Manufacturing Type Organization Chosen Which will Transition: Supply Chain Management (SCM) Assignment, SMU, Singapore

Assignment Task 1 Report on Chosen Organization Scenario

The report should include the following:

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction of the Chosen Organization and background to the need for supply network design change.
3. In proposing the strategy, explain any two supply network configurations which can be explored and evaluate the relevance of these models to the chosen organization.
4. Through the help of Porter’s value chain, explain how secondary activities might contribute to this change.
5. How can an integrated supply chain management approach influence any revision of the existing model?
6. Conclusions and recommendations which should eventually choose one model for the organization to adopt.

Assignment Task 2 Organization Specific

Read and Answer the following questions in the context of any retail or manufacturing enterprise you are familiar with.

1. Introduction of the Chosen Organization and background.
2. Develop a strategy for the retail or manufacturing type organization chosen which will transition the enterprise from a push-based model to a pull-based system.
3. Assess the factors that must be considered as the organization adopts a Response based business model.
4. Assuming you are the new Supply Chain director of the organization, what sourcing strategies should be implemented that could work along with the proposed pull-based system?
5. How can the adoption of a Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment [CPFR] concept contribute to both reactive and proactive response models mentioned above in the context of the organization’s circumstances?

Assignment Task 4 Case Study

Learners must make reference to the organisation mentioned above in answering the following questions. Further research on your organisation’s brand might be required:

1. Examine and discuss the supply chain (cross-functional) drivers of your organization’s business model.
2. What are some of the challenges the globalization of your organization’s supply chain has faced over the years and in the current business context and what could or could have been done to mitigate these circumstances?