Answer to Question #211679 in Management for Nablis

Question

Pick a company in Ethiopia with which you are familiar (preferably the one you wrote about for your first
paper), either by working for it or by a close family member working for it. Write a paper about it
with the following sections:
5. Layout - What type of layout (the production flow) does your company have? What is the
rationale behind the layout? Show a diagram. How can it be improved?
7. Supply-Chain Management –
a. What is the supply chain strategy for your company?
b. How is vendor selection/purchasing handled?
c. Discuss how the supply chain is managed.
d. Discuss materials management/distribution.
e. Is e-commerce applied in any form?
8. Summarize by linking these strategies to your mission and goals. You may make
recommendations for improvements.

Answer 1

5.The company I have chosen is Gize PLC Freight Logistics. The layout system used in the company is the facility layout which deals with arranging things in a facility. The things that arranged include offices, assembly plants and workshops. The rationale behind the layout is reducing the cost incurred by the company which mainly is due to increased movements.

7 a)The supply chain strategy for my company is the total visibility strategy where it aims to major in predictability of the future conditions of the market and device strategies to deals with expected changes.

b) The vendor selection in the company is based on delivery whereby it concentrates on the ability to procure and deliver items as per the required dates.

c) The supply chain is managed based on the just in time technique where the company ensures that it supplies products before they run out of stock and when the clients need them.

d) Products management and distribution is managed by a team of experts that ensures goods are transported via the most appropriate means to reach destination as soon as possible to reduce time and storage costs.

e) The application of E-commerce is in the clients' shelves where the company keeps records of the inventory and restocks when a digital system sends warning indicating low stocks.

8.The mission of the company is to be a global leader through placing the needs of the clients at the centre of operations. With the strategies put in place, the company will be able to achieve these goals at a local level, but to be a global leader, the company needs to device better methods of expanding to other countries as this will spread the risks.