NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Advanced Supply Chain Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
1.
In supply chain, sourcing is one of the important processes. The reason is that
a wrong
selection
of suppliers can result into sub-optimal use of organizational resources and
unnecessary
costs. Make a sourcing strategy for your organization which is a
manufacturer
of consumer products.
(10
Marks)
2. Your organization is planning to launch a new
product by end of the year. The product is
new and innovative and there is no historical data for
forecasting. What are some of the
popular qualitative methods that you will suggest your
organization to carry out for good
forecasting to predict or estimate the demand for the product?
Explain the advantages and
limitations of the same.
(10 Marks)
3. It is crucial for organizations to improve their supply chain
performance to meet increased
customer demands on time. They should regularly evaluate the
performance of their
supply chains using various metrics.
a. What are the different metrics you would use for measuring the
inventory levels? Give
examples. (5 Marks)
b. Your organization wants to improve the effectiveness of their
supply chains and wants
you to incorporate business concepts for process re-engineering
using SCOR Model.
Explain the stages of supply chain you would focus on. (5
Marks)
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