TERM 1
ISCOM 476 Entire Course NEW
DEFINITION 1
ISCOM 476 Entire Course NEW ISCOM 476 Week 1 Supply
Chain Integration Alignment N EW ISCOM 476 Week 2 The
Demand and Supply Integratio n Process NEW ISCOM 476
Week 3 Purchasing and Logis tics Alignment Challenge NEW
ISCOM 476 Week 3 Signature Assignment Purchasing and
Logistics Integration (PLi) Benchmark NEW ISCOM 476
Week 4 Managing the Return s Process NEW ISCOM 476
Week 4 Supply Chain Disrupti on NEW ISCOM 476 Week 5
Enterprise Resource Planning Effectiveness NEW ISCOM
476 Week 5 Executive Presentation NEW
TERM 2
ISCOM 476 Week 1 Supply Chain Integration
Alignment NEW
DEFINITION 2
ISCOM 476 Week 1 Supply Chain Integ ration Alignment NEW Todays
supply chains need to be integrated in to the overall business pl an to
ensure it meets the needs of the compa ny and contributes to the
strategy set forth by the company. Prepare a 10- to 15-slide visual
presentation with speaker notes that addresses the following: De scribe
how supply chain integration can be a chieved Explain integration and
supply chain management Sh ow cross-functional aspects of integrati on
Explain the difficulty in integrating an d general methods for overcoming
conflict within integration Identify the dema nd and supply integration
journey stages of maturity Show managerial im plications Integrated
Knowledge Sharing, Strategic Resource Al location, Capacity and
Demand Balance and Performance Ou tcomes
TERM 3
ISCOM 476 Week 2 The Demand and Supply
Integration Process NEW
DEFINITION 3
ISCOM 476 Week 2 The Demand and S upply Integration Process NEW
Youre a shoe manufacturer and it seem s the manufacturing plants are
always over capacity. However, based o n the demand, the capacity
should be sufficient to meet customer d emands. Management suspect s
that there is a disconnect between the demand signals being fed to the
manufacturing facilities and actual ord ers. This is causing capacity
issues leading to customer upsets. Wri te a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper
that describes how the demand and supply integration (DSI) process
can improve the demand signals. Include the following: The Ideal picture
of demand and supply integration DSI core principles Critical
components of DSI Character istics of successful DSI implementations
DSI recommendations to solve shoe ma nufacturers issues
TERM 4
ISCOM 476 Week 3 Purchasing and Logistics
Alignment Challenge NEW
DEFINITION 4
ISCOM 476 Week 3 Purchasing and Lo gistics Alignment Challenge NEW
Resource: Achieving Supply Chain Inte gration, Ch. 5 Youre a group of
purchasing agents who have been con tracted by Small Molecule, a
pharmaceutical distribution reseller. S mall Molecule has identifie d a gap
between purchasing and logistics. The y want to compete in an eme rging
market but because of that gap betwe en purchasing and logistics, they
are at a significant disadvantage in th e market. The gap is concerning
because there may not be enough focu s to align purchasing and logistics
to execute the launch of a new produc t that is outsourced. Apply the
Seven Actions a Supply Chain Leader C an Take Today as outlined in Ch.
5 (page 119) to better align purchasin g and logistics as a strategic
advantage. Explain each step and how the y will make a difference in
closing the gap between purchasing a nd logistics. Write a 1,050- to
1,400-word paper that depicts each ac tionable item resulting from going
through all seven steps.
TERM 5
ISCOM 476 Week 4 Managing the Returns
Process NEW
DEFINITION 5
ISCOM 476 Week 4 Managing the Retu rns Process NEW Supply Chain
Managers are inundated with challen ges and how we manage those
changes can contribute to either effect ive or ineffective results for the
company. Returns must be managed w ith careful consideration. You
opened a successful ecommerce busine ss that grosses $1 million in
sales, but you now realize that your re turns are larger than you
anticipated. These include warranty re turns, product dissatisfaction
returns, customer dissatisfaction retur ns, etc. The amount of returns is
costing you 20% ($200,000) instead of t he 5% projected ($50,000).
Prepare an 8- to 12-slide visual presen tation with speaker notes (or
produce a video, or narrate your speak ers notes instead) in order to
solve this challenge and to be able to co ntrol returns to meet the
companys goals. Address the following: Return management process
Integrated forward and reverse flows The cha llenge of managing returns
Confirm how these processes will enab le you to meet the 5% returns
goal.
