What are the important elements of supply chain.

Write Short Answer questions

1. What are the important elements of supply chain.

2.Name 3 stages of supply chain in the Generic supply chain.

3.Name 4 functions of the supply Chain .

4.Explain in short about Supply chain strategies

5.what are the 3 fuctions of supply chain?

6.Mention any 3 type of purchasing system ?

7.What is Subcontracting ?

8.Compare 3 transports with their characteristics?

9.Write about transportation costs .

10.What is feet sizing in transporataion?

Logistics Case  Study

 The Company Zebra  selling the business of bar code Scanners all over the Quebec They buy all the components from China . They are buying  equally every month against their procurement quantity      

   They are using UPS for transporting their  goods from China .Their procurement quantity is 100000 per annum. Their demand is 70000 nos per annum. Their average yearly  inventory is 20% more than the annual procurement  They have 120 customers all over the Quebec .  70 % customers Near Montreal and 30 %  of customers  near Quebec city Their rejection is 5 % from their customers . For customer return they use Canada post . They have 2 ware houses  in Montreal and Quebec city

. The manufacturing  location inside the China is 500 km from Shanghai The company   use  Shanghai port to New york port in US  for moving the goods  . It takes 500 km by road to Montreal ,  and 600 km  to Quebec city from the  new York port

1          Procurement Logistics                                                                       

            – How much Quantity every month procured                                                                       

            – Name the freight  forwarder used in China                                                                        

            -  How much km is used as a Road transport  when material travelling from Shanghai to Montreal                                                                      

2          Distribution Logistics                                                             

            - What is total annual inventory in the warehouse                                                                

            - How much quantity of inventory stay in  each ware houses based on customer locations                                                           

            - Which warehouse requires more supply points.                                                                

ZARA Case study Question

1. Write any three strengths of ZARA.

   2.What is type of logistics followed by Zara – Briefly Explain.

3.Where Lean concept used in ZARA to bring the improvement. Briefly Explain

4 .Mention few things about Just in Time concept through ZARA

5.Write about threats ZARA is facing