Management Answers

‘Procurement of capital equipment is more strategic when compared to procurement of

other equipment’. Do you agree? Comment from your perspective citing real time

example.

Transportation starts from supplier as inbound logistics and ends with the customer as

outbound logistics from the manufacturer’. In view of the above statement, discuss the

importance of transportation from the origin till last mile delivery.

A large nationally dispersed firm wishes to select a new warehousing services provider

amongst several contenders. Prepare a detailed list of background information and performance indicators/metrics that you would seek from all prospective service

providers to assist in your vendor assessment and selection.

Management is confused about the selection of the production process. Kindly suggest the best method in the production process that improves efficiency

A toy company is working in the India market from the last couple of years. The company has many branches within the city and outside as well. The company thinking to start its own manufacturing unit and the government is also motivating manufacturers to start manufacturing within the Indian market. a. Explain various competitive dimensions in detail that company needs to rework to get better market share and achieve business excellence in the supply chain. 

Consider last month you started a new business of Electronics items. You are also thinking to start different branches of your business in your city as well as outside. To increase the revenue, you may explore the international market. In the dynamic market, you would face tough competition from different online as well as offline players during the journey. Analyze and suggest a different level of strategies that you will implement in the firm that can improve overall business profit

 There is a multinational company XYZ that operates in the retail business. The company also launched a couple of new products with their label. Customer demand is increasing because the company has a good product mix. Whereas the level of actual performance is not that much increased. As you are appointed as supply chain manager, suggest some strategies to the organization that ultimately increase performance. 

Explain top management of organization regarding important warehouse design criteria. 

 ABC Ltd. is operating a business in the retail sector from the last ten years and now is facing challenges in the storage of products. The management of the organisation is thinking to build the first warehouse in the existing city. The organization has hired you as an assistant intra-warehouse consultant to take better decisions. a. Suggest organization various factors while selecting the location of the warehouse.

 Consider above mention scenario (check Q1) and share your opinion as on the below: How an organization can create a competitive advantage in warehouse management?