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Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:

  • What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?
  • How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?
  • What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?
  • The main post should include at least 1 reference to research sources, and all sources should be cited using APA format.
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Desmond k Sangbong Emmet Fritch Course: Inventory and supply chain management May 22, 2015 Supply chain management is the design, the planning, the execution, control and the monitoring of activities of the supply chain with the aim of creating the net value and therefore building a competitive infrastructure and synchronizing the supply with demands. Supply chain management can also be defined as the management of the flow of goods and services which includes movements and storage of raw materials. The term supply chain management was first developed by Keith Oliver in the year 1982. He claimed that the concept of supply chain management was of great importance long before the 20th century when there was the creation of the assembly line. The term supply chain management became widely adopted after the publication of the seminal book “introduction to supply chain management” in the year 1990 by Robert B. Handfield and Ernest L. Nichols, Jr. The pioneer of supply chain management was Dr. Donald J. Bowersox. He was a professor at Michigan State University where he earned a doctorate in business management. He was later selected and helped as a dean of the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management. He also pioneered in the study of logistics and was the co-author of the pioneer text in that field, in the year 1961. Donald J. Bowersox was the founding member of and second president of the national council of physical distribution management in the year 1963, this later became a council of supply |Chain Management Professionals. Donald J. Bowersox has received the council’s distinguished service and founder Award’s, a special commendation from the society of logistic engineers for the publication of Logistical administration. He has been documented by the Michigan State University as a distinguished Alumnus and University Distinguished Faculty Member. From all the facts that have been provided above, I think that Donald J. Bowersox was the pioneer of supply chain management. Donald J. Bowersox has been one of the most well-known and influential supply chain management academics in the world, Donald J. Bowersox died in the year 2011, on July 4th. He died from cancer when he was 79 years of age. He has been a professor emeritus of marketing and supply chain management and he also served as a dean of the Board College from 20012002. Donald J. Bowersox has dedicated more than forty of his years at the Michigan State University and he was largely responsible for the stature that the Broad College has in the field of Supply chain management. Donald J. Bowersox has written ten textbooks that have been since translated into fifteen languages. He also co-authored the fourth edition of the text book “supply chain logistic management” and “Physical Distribution Management” which has since been said to be the industry’s first logistic textbook. He has also authored more than 250 articles on marketing, transportation and logistics and he was a member of the editorial review board of the Council of supply chain professional quarterly. All this evidence has proved that Donald J. Bowersox is the main pioneer of Supply Chain Management. Reference: http://cerasis.com/2013/07/31/supply-chain-and-logistics-management/ https://broad.msu.edu/2011/07/08/remembering-supply-chain-pioneer-donald-bowersox/ Running head: INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Desmond K Sangbong Emmet Fritch Colorado Technical University May 24, 2015 1 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2 Introduction In line with this discussion, I choose to discuss Toyota Company as a large company that makes use of different information system technology. In line with this discussion, I will support the multiple operations systems and oppose the single system. It will be important to have the full explanation as to why I prefer the multiple operations system. In Toyota Company, the company has employed the use of multiple systems in their operations. The system allows many users to use the system at the same time. This is referred to as the ability of multi-tasking the various activities in a given computer. The users in this can also increase the possibility of making more uses at the same time while allowing them to use the same resources. In a multiple operation system, the users can share the resources well without having to eliminate any user from the system. The process of resource sharing is economical to the entire since there are many people. By comparing a single system with a multiple system, it is evident that the single system does not allow sharing of information or resources as one uses a given computer to execute their duties. The process of executing these activities on one computer is uneconomical and leads to losses to the company in the end. As evident in Toyota Company, the costs of maintaining their information system infrastructure is reduced (Cadle, 2014). In addition to this, the multiple systems in Toyota Company help to save on space. The reduced space is based on the fewer number of computers in the company. If the company was INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 using a single system, then the number of computers would be high hence no saving on nay space. The space that Toyota Company saves can be used for other activities hence increasing the efficiency of their operations. In the case of a multiple system, an organization is assured that there is quality and efficient production. It takes place since the people can share resources hence save on time (Peterson, 2012). The increased quality of production under the multiple systems is essential at improving the network systems of the company. The improved structure is very important as it can lead to a higher yield in revenue in additional to the increased benefits in the system of Toyota Company. In a single operation system, this is not possible since there is no sharing of resources hence leading to poorer results in the end. Hence, Toyota Company really benefits from the multiple operation systems. INFORMATION SYSTEMS 4 References Cadle, J. (2014). Toyota Company. Swindon: BCS Learning & Development Limited. Peterson (Firm). (2012). Information Systems Analysis. New York, NY: Datamonitor. Desmond K Sangbong Emmet Fritch Inventory and Supply Chain management Colorado Technical University May 25, 2015 Executing Cycle Counts Organizations keep inventories and stock in their warehouses to keep back up in several locations and units to improve supply chain processes. It is necessary to keep count of the preserved products in order to transparently audit the stored resources. Mostly this audit counting is repeated on annual basis manually to cross check the numbers showing in the computer screens. It is very hectic and dry procedure of manual counting but organizations cannot entirely depend on automatic machine counts because incoming and outgoing of the inventory products is always dynamic and moving. The best way to execute cycle counts per year is to categorize the yearly counts on shorter time spans; monthly, quarterly, and half and then these smaller portions are evaluated with the total yearly counts for auditing purposes. The most effective procedure of annual cycle count is “The Ranking method” in which products are categorized on the basis of their sales [Jimsobeck (2015)]. Fastest moving inventories compile up to form almost 80 percent of the total stocks and there are greater tendencies of error or fraud in these fast moving products and the rest of the lesser velocity dead end products that make up 20 percent of the stock have fewer chances of being stolen [Anderson, K. (2012)]. The cycle count on “A” category items that are fastest moving in the stock are audited and counted on a regular basis manually by the most trusted team of individuals. Second category of items is B category which are mid volume products, they are counted quarterly and level “C” stocks are counted after 6 months [Anderson, K. (2012)]. It is necessary to assign the task of cycle counts to the most trusted and morally ethical people because no matter what method an organization choose for inventory count, people might be bribed or corrupted by social factors to hide sensitive errors. The items can be identified on the basis of their categories or by making classified stacks and portions within the warehouse. Counting people might check on the stacks and read the titles to identify the items. The items being counted monthly should be placed in different places in the warehouse whereas items being counted quarterly or after six month should be placed separately [Anderson, K. (2012)]. An overall count should be documented for cross checking of the counts and to match the accumulated counts with the overall larger number. When a high-loss item is identified prior to year-end inventory, it must be matched with the total number firstly to check for any errors in the total count and then it should be accumulated in the right category. References Anderson, K. (2012). Software Solutions Inc. Improving Warehouse Efficiency – Cycle Counting Methods. 13 April 2012. [WEB] Retrieved from: http://www.mas-ss.com/blog/bid/123619/Improving-Warehouse-Efficiency-Cycle-CountingMethods Jimsobeck (2015). Tumblr. Inventory Cycle Counts. [WEB] Retrieved from: https://www.tumblr.com/search/inventory%20cycle%20counts
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