Questions from General Supply Chain

Q: What revenue management opportunities are available to a trucking firm? How

What revenue management opportunities are available to a trucking firm? How can it take advantage of these opportunities?

Q: What revenue management opportunities are available to the owner of a warehouse

What revenue management opportunities are available to the owner of a warehouse and how can it take advantage of them?

Q: Explain the use of outlet stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue in

Explain the use of outlet stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue in the context of revenue management. How does the presence of outlet stores help Saks? How does it help its more valuable customer, who is w...

Q: Demand for hairdresser is much higher over the weekend, when people

Demand for hairdresser is much higher over the weekend, when people are not at work. What revenue management techniques can be used by such a business?

Q: How can a golf course use revenue management to improve financial performance

How can a golf course use revenue management to improve financial performance?

Q: 1. How important was supply chain management for Target Canada?

1. How important was supply chain management for Target Canada? How did it relate to its business model? Explain your answer. 2. Identify all the problems Target Canada encountered that prevented it f...

Q: What are some challenges that limit the effort put in by supply

What are some challenges that limit the effort put in by supply chains to improve sustainability?

Q: Describe the “tragedy of the commons” in the context of

Describe the “tragedy of the commons” in the context of supply chain sustainability. What are some “mutually coercive” mechanisms that could be implemented to encourage supply chain sustainability?

Q: What are some problemSs with firms reporting their sustainability performance based on

What are some problemSs with firms reporting their sustainability performance based on metrics that do not consider their extended supply chain?

Q: Study the CSR reports for a couple of firms. Identify actions

Study the CSR reports for a couple of firms. Identify actions across a few supply chain drivers that have improved sustainability. Which areas has the company found challenging to improve?