Questions from Supply Chain

Q: What are some of the primary ways that the design of a

What are some of the primary ways that the design of a DC and a FC may differ? Why?

Q: What are the two types of trade-offs that are of

What are the two types of trade-offs that are of concern to logistics managers? Provide examples of each type of trade-off, beyond those given in the text.

Q: Think of four instances in your life when you confronted sellers’ demand

Think of four instances in your life when you confronted sellers’ demand management practices. As a value-conscious customer, do you think that each of the four sellers served you well?

Q: Why is there a need for the four dimensions of the balanced

Why is there a need for the four dimensions of the balanced scorecard?

Q: Describe the likely effects of the following business trends on demand forecasting

Describe the likely effects of the following business trends on demand forecasting processes. How would you modify your firm’s demand management or demand forecasting processes in response to these tr...

Q: Your boss wants you to explain the term exponential smoothing. How

Your boss wants you to explain the term exponential smoothing. How do you reply?

Q: Someone in your organization suspects a causal relationship between statistics on corrugated

Someone in your organization suspects a causal relationship between statistics on corrugated board shipments reported in BusinessWeek and your company’s shipments using the boxes. How would you test t...

Q: In what way is an exponential smoothing model really a moving average

In what way is an exponential smoothing model really a moving average model?

Q: Your boss has less training than you have in business statistics.

Your boss has less training than you have in business statistics. She asks you to explain the logic of the least squares regression method for determining a trend line. What would you tell her?

Q: Your firm is considering reducing staff and your forecasting department has been

Your firm is considering reducing staff and your forecasting department has been mentioned as a prime candidate for this treatment. Outline a brief memo to defend the value of your department’s servic...