Management Programme
ASSIGNMENT
SECOND
SEMESTER
201
6
MS
-
55
:
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVER
SITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI
–
110 068
M
S
-
55
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code
:
MS
-
55
Course Title
:
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Assign
ment Code
:
MS
-
55/
TMA/
SEM
-
II /201
6
Coverage
:
All Blocks
Note:
Attempt all the
questions and submit this assignment on or before
31
st
October, 201
6
to
the
coordinator of your study cent
r
e
.
1.
Every organization has to move materials to support its operations. Take the case of a
poultry that deals in eggs, meat products and a range of related goods. What materials
are moved in this case?
2.
An integrated su
pply chain is a convenient notion, but it does not reflect real operations.
An organization is only really concerned with its own customers and suppliers, and does
not have time to consider other organizations further along the chain. Do you think that
thi
s is true?
3.
Give various supply chain information categories. Give examples of information
contained in these categories with reference to a FMCG company.
4.
Managers can be tempted to use the easiest measures of performance, or those that show
themselves in t
he best light. What are the consequences of this? Can you give examples
of problem this create?
5.
Take the example of a nationalized bank and discuss how it is cutting costs and
improving customer service by changing its supply chain from brick and mortar br
anches
to ATM’s and phone & net
-
banking.
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