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Unit 1 introduction1. Basic terms and conceptsPDILMSCMMRPMRPIIERPLSPMTOSKULTTrade-offIntegrationCore competence2. Discuss the barriers in logistics management and supply chain management a firm will encounter to implement them, what is your suggestions to cope with these difficulties?3. What are the potentials in exploit logistics “dark continent”?4. Why competition in the market is between SC rather between firms?5. What are the strategy aspects of logistics?6. Give example(s) to illustrate how a company leveraged competitive advantage by exploit logistics or SCM.Unit 2 Inbound Logistics1. Basic terms and conceptsInbound logistics (Material management)JITMPSBOMIRF(ISF)EOQOEMCycle time (performance cycle)2. Compare and contrast three different stages (approaches) in purchasing.3. What is the difference between dependent and independent demand?4. Compare JIT attitude with traditional behavior.Unit 3 Outbound Logistics1. Terms and conceptsAvailabilityStockout frequencyFill rateOrder shipped completeBasic serviceZero defect serviceValue added service“shrinking service window”customer focused servicespromotion-focused servicesmanufacturing focused servicetime-focused service2. What is the objective of a logistics (PD) function and how it interfaced with marketing function? 3. Explain the fundamental trade-off between customer service costs and benefits. How are trade-offs justified?4. Discuss ways to measure and track availability.5. Identify ways a firm can develop malfunction/recovery contingency plans to proactively manage crisis situations.6. what are the important logistical concerns during the introduction stage of a products life cycle? During growth? During saturation-maturity stage? During obsolescence-decline stage?7. Fill in the table below: (Table 1, 2, 3 are three Regional Distribution Centers, while table 4 is Central Distribution Center)Table 1 RDC1BOHweek12345678Gross requirements5050607080706050Scheduled receiptsProjected on-hand 352Planned orders Balance on Hand (BOH) =352 ；Lead Time (LT) = 2 weeks； Safety Stock (SS) = 50；Order quantity (Q) =500Table 2 RDC2BOHweek12345678Gross requirements2025152030251530Scheduled receiptsProjected on-hand 140Planned orders Balance on Hand (BOH) = 140 ；Lead Time (LT) = 2 weeks； Safety Stock (SS) = 40；Order quantity (Q) = 150Table 3 RDC3BOHweek12345678Gross requirements115115120120125125125120Scheduled receipts800Projected on-hand 220Planned orders Balance on Hand (BOH) =220 ；Lead Time (LT) = 2 weeks； Safety Stock (SS) = 115；Order quantity (Q) =800Table 4 Central Distribution Center (CDC)BOHweek12345678Gross requirementsScheduled receiptsProjected on-hand 1250Planned orders Balance on Hand (BOH) = 1250 ；Lead Time (LT) = 3 weeks； Safety Stock (SS) = 400；Order quantity (Q) = 2200Unit 4 forecast and inventory management1. Terms and conceptsCycle inventory (or base stock) Safety stock inventoryTransit inventoryROPEOQ extensionperpetual reviewperiodical reviewtwo-bin system.2. What are the three components of integrated forecast process, and how are they related?3. Compare and contrast the role of the forecast support system with forecast administration.4. If forecast errors are so large, why do business place so much emphasis on developing and improving forecast?5. Discuss the relationships between service level, uncertainty, safety stock, and order quantity. How trade-offs between these elements be made?6. Determine the economic order quantity and the reorder point, giving the data below:Annual Demand = 10,000 unitsDays per year considered in average daily demand = 365Cost to place an order = $10Holding cost per unit per year = 10% of cost per unitLead time = 10 daysCost per unit = $15Unit 5 transportation and warehousing management1.Terms and conceptsTLLTLFCLLCLFAKCommon carriersContract carriersPrivate carriersExempt carriersBasic package servicesPremium package servicePiggyback/TOFC/COFC/RoadrailerIntermodal (mulimodal)Land-bridge, mini-bridgeDeregulationConsolidation Break bulk and cross dockProcessing/postponement Stockpiling Spot stock Assortment Mixing Product support Market presence 2. Discuss the characteristics of each mode of transportation.3. Why is motor carrier freight transport the most preferred method of product shipment?4. What is the concept of “one-stop” transportation buying? What factor supports the logic of integrated transport service?5. Discuss the most important responsibility of traffic manager?2. under what condition could it make sense to combine private and public warehouse in a logistical system?3. why would a warehouse be used to perform cross-dock operations?4. what role can a warehouse play in postponement strategies?Unit 6 logistics strategy and organization1. Terms and conceptsQRCRARTime based logisticsPostponementConsolidation1. compare and contrast the five stages of functional aggregation.2. In which ways that logistics process can create customer value.3. What is BPR and how it can be implemented?4. How do you think about the six best practices in logistics alliance? Discuss the applicability of each practice in the business environment of China.Unit 7 logistics performance1. Briefly discuss the three objectives for developing and implementing performance measurement system.2. Compare and contrast the focus of internal and external performance measures.Comprehensive analyses and applicationsCase 1:To leverage competitiveness of a firm, logistics (or supply chain management, or SCM) is the “last frontier”, please discuss in which ways that logistics (SCM) may contribute to the competitiveness of a firm competing in the marketing, and by what ways to achieve theses benefits? What barriers do you think it could meet in exploiting the logistics (SCM) competence? Suppose you are appointed to a logistics manager (SC manager) in a traditional manufacturing company, and you are expected to lead a department to enforce the logistics (SCM) of the firm, what plan and measures you are going to develop? What difficult you might encounter when you try to implement the measures and how do you plan to overcome the difficulties.Company logistics profile is given below:Product: White Household Electric Appliance (e.g. air-condition, washing machine)Market: mainly Chinese market and part export Company location: Pearl River Delta AreaSize or rank in the industry: above middle The present situation in logistics (SCM)l Logistics functions are distributed in different departments of the firml Poor coordination between supply, manufacturing, distributionl Push system with poor forecastingl Poor information systeml Others (you may further suppose the conditions if necessary) Case 2:What is third party logistics? In your opinion, what benefits and risks of outsourcing logistics service may meet from users point of view? Suppose you are the manager of a third party logistics company with the following company profile: l Transferred from a traditional forwarding company with a domestics network.l Have invested web-based warehouse management system (WMS).l Acquired domestic trucking capability.l With certain warehouse management experiences.l Others (if necessary, you may added more conditions)And now you meet a potential customer with difficulties in logistics management:u Too many (altogether 8) service suppliers, transportation and warehousing services separatedu Consuming too