OM0012 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE	SPRING 2016
PROGRAM	MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 3) PGDOMN (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME	OM0012 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
BK ID	B1542
CREDITS & MARKS	4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

Question.1. Explain the different modes of transportation.

Answer:Mode of transport (or means of transport or types of transport or transport modality or form of transport) is a term used to distinguish substantially different ways to perform transport. The most dominant modes of transport are aviation, ship transport, and land transport, which includes rail, road and off-road transport. Other modes also exist, including pipelines, cable transport, and space transport. Human-

Question.2. What is risk pooling? Why is it important in supply chain management? List the four main types of risk pooling.

Answer:A risk pool is one of the forms of risk management mostly practiced by insurance companies. Under this system, insurance companies come together to form a pool, which can provide protection to insurance companies against catastrophic risks such as floods, earthquakes etc. The term is also used to describe the pooling of similar risks that underlies the concept of insurance. While risk pooling is necessary

Question.3.Explain the different types of purchases in portfolio analysis.

Answer:The notion of a portfolio approach to management is rooted in the finance literature, in particular the work by Markowitz464 (see also discussion by Turnbull465) on the management of risk in equity investments. The basic premise of this work is that rational investors will categorise investment opportunities according to their particular risk–return ratios and then choose a balanced portfolio of investments that maximise the overall expected return for a given level of risk. There are two broader insights from this argument, which have

Question.4. Describe the reasons for bullwhip effect and explain the methods to decrease bullwhip effect.

Answer:Shifts in demand, projections that prove inaccurate and delivery delays all can cause the bullwhip effect. Guarding against its effects is essential to keep a business' supply chain moving smoothly.

The goal of a supply chain is to get goods and services to customers as efficiently as possible. To do this, each link along the chain must function as efficiently as possible, as well as coordinate and integrate with the rest of the links up and down the chain.

The key to a lean supply chain is accuracy in

Question.5. Explain the concept 3PL? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using 3PL?

Answer:Third-party logistics (abbreviated 3PL, or sometimes TPL) is the act of providing logistics or fulfillment services, as part of supply chain management. Third party logistics providers typically specialize in integrated operation, warehousing and transportation services which can be scaled and customized to customers' needs based on market conditions, such as the demands and delivery service requirements for their products and materials. Often, these services go beyond logistics and include value-added services related to the production or procurement of goods, i.e., services that integrate parts of the supply chain. When this

Question.6. Explain the framework and impacts of integrating IT with SCM?

Answer:The supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centres and retail-ers through which raw materials are acquired, transformed and delivered to the customer. Supplychain management is the strategic, tactical and operational level decision making that optimises supply chain performance. The strategic level defines the supply chain network, i.e., selection of suppliers, transportation routes, manufacturing facilities, production levels, warehouses, etc. The tactical level plans and schedules the

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