Supply Chain inventory, people, trchnology and risk
Order Description
Title: Supply chain inventory, people, technology and risk
Word count: 2500 words (+-10%)
References: At least 10 peer-reviewed research papers from reputable journals. The papers must have been published in the last 5 years.
The Main Focus: Choose an organization and identify an aspect of the supply chain that is at risk of fraud or obsolescence. Using the literature review and basic knowledge of supply chain, design a solution to mitigate the identified risks using either/or combination of people, process or technology and you will need to underpin your solution design with a cost benefit analysis.
Structure:
1) Describe how your chosen organization utilizes inventory, people and technology to operate effectively in the global market. (20% word count).
2) Prepare a review of the literature on operations management and supply chains use of inventory, people and technology to mitigate risk, focusing on the concepts, applications and strategies available to assist supply chains to mitigate against fraud and obsolesces. Critically discus the authors, their views on the subject and their frameworks or strategies and describe the operational benefits would you expect to see from introducing the concepts into your chosen organization. (50% word count).
3) For the organization chosen, explain how you leverage off of inventory, people or technology driven processes to underpin better supply chain risk mitigation strategies, with a particular focus on fraud and inventory management. (20% word count).
4) For the problem you are looking at: Identify the evidence that shows the problem exists; what is the potential loss to the company if the problem persists; the opportunity for income improvement if put right; the Cost Benefit Analysis. (10% word count).
The case should be applied on wal-mart organization
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