Description
Choose a global manufacturer of goods or services. Provide a background of the organization and fully describe six components of the organization's supply chain. Examine the potential problems related to each of the components described and explain the approaches of the organization for solving the problems.
Write a 4 - 5 page report that: addresses the concerns the following functions might have about this proposed change:
- Addresses the importance of quality management and measurement within the global context
- Construct control charts to compare global operational processes of the chosen organizations
Would implementing an enterprise resource planning system help streamline operations and achieve efficiencies between operating departments? What major concerns need to be addressed?
Explanation & Answer
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Supply Chain Management
Walmart is one of the biggest retail stores in the United States and its services and goods
are sold globally. The company makes sure that its operating stores deliver the services to the
consumers and that there is enhancement of the brand worldwide. The success of the company is
attributed to the practices of the supply chain, and this makes sure that the markets in the global
world operate most effectively. The components of the supply chain and the management of the
same enhance the operation of the company, and this makes sure that there is the management of
all the services and the improvement of value for the enterprise.
Supply Chain Components
The six components of the supply chain help the company in improving its response to
the clients, and this is where there is the management of the activities of the enterprise. The
improvement in the satisfaction levels of the clients is enabled by the operations of the supply
chain, and this leads to increased efficiency in the distribution of the goods and the services to
the consumers.
One of the components is production, and this entails the development of the products
and services. It is important as it ensures coordination in the supply chain. One of the main
concerns of Walmart in the production process is to make sure that there is the maintenance of
the best capacity and this looks at the quality of the products and the volumes that the company
can comfortably produce. The products and services that the firm provides are essential in
helping to meet the demand and the needs of the customers in the market (Lapide, 2016).
Transportation is a critical component that makes sure that there is delivering the services and
goods at the right time and enhancing the success of the process. The facilities that Walmart uses
in transportation makes sure that there is the management of costs and making the decisions
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