Questions from General Supply Chain

Q: How do import duties and exchange rates affect the location decision in

How do import duties and exchange rates affect the location decision in a supply chain?

Q: How is the rise in transportation costs likely to affect global supply

How is the rise in transportation costs likely to affect global supply chain networks?

Q: Amazon.com has built new warehouses as it has grown.

Amazon.com has built new warehouses as it has grown. How does this change affect various cost and response times in the Amazon.com supply chain?

Q: Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at

Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at a bookstore. Identify cycles in this supply chain and the location of the push/pull boundary.

Q: McMaster-Carr sells maintenance, repair, and operations equipment from

McMaster-Carr sells maintenance, repair, and operations equipment from five warehouses in the United States. WW Grainger sells products from more than 350 retail locations, supported by several wareho...

Q: Consider a firm such as Dell, with very few production facilities

Consider a firm such as Dell, with very few production facilities worldwide. List the pros and cons of this approach and why it may or may not be suitable for the computer industry.

Q: Consider a firm such as Ford, with more than 150 facilities

Consider a firm such as Ford, with more than 150 facilities worldwide. List the pros and cons of having many facilities and why it may or may not be suitable for the automobile industry.

Q: What types of networks are best suited to highly differentiated products?

What types of networks are best suited to highly differentiated products?

Q: Consider the supply chain involved when a customer orders a book from

Consider the supply chain involved when a customer orders a book from Amazon. Identify the push/pull boundary and two processes each in the push and pull phases.

Q: In what way do supply chain flows affect the success or failure

In what way do supply chain flows affect the success or failure of a firm like Amazon? List two supply chain decisions that have a significant impact on supply chain profitability.