KM 207 Supply Chain and Logistics Management ASSIGNMENT Please be guided by the following: Students are required to demonstrate their understanding and application of the course principles taught in themodule Course lectures / slides and prescribed text book will assist you to complete the assignment however it is expected that students would do some additional research and apply own company knowledge or work experience when using examples to illustrate points made during written submissions Please ensure all submission are in Aerial, 12 font with 1.5 spacing and all responses are numbered as per the question sheet Please respond only to the question asked your response should be guided by the word count and the marks allocated to the question. Bibliography following Harvard Style is a compulsory requirement 10% of the total marks will be awarded for overall structure and content of the report, when measured against both syllabus requirements and the materials studied. i.e. 10 marks Assignment must be submitted on EAU Moodle via the Turnitin link Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia. Founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosal?aMera, by opening one store in a central street in downtown A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Today Zarastoreshave mens clothing and womens clothing, each of these subdivided in Lower Garment, Upper Garment, Shoes, Cosmetics and Complements, as well as childrens clothing (Zara Kids) and separate division of Zara Home offering to its customers footwear, accessories, eyewear and fragrances which focus on lifestyle. There are over 2000 Zara stores located across 88 countries (as per June 2015). Zara is a vertically integrated retailer. Unlike similar apparel retailers, Zara controls most of the steps on the supply-chain, designing, manufacturing, and distributing its products. Zara set up its own factory in La Coruña (a city known for its textile industry) in 1980, and upgraded to reverse milk-run-type production and distribution facilities in 1990. This approach, designed by Toyota Motor Corp., was called the just-in-time (JIT) system. It enabled the company to establish a business model that allows self-containment throughout the stages of materials, manufacture, product completion and distribution to stores worldwide within just a few days 50% of the products Zara sells are manufactured in Spain, 26% in the rest of Europe, and 24% in Asian and African countries and the rest of the world (Zara Fashion JTATM North Carolina State University) After reviewing their global order book Zara discovered that a big and continuously growing percentage of their regular customers are based in the Middle East. Therefore, the firm has decided to restructure once again their supply chain to ensure that its products for MENA (Middle East and North Africa) are closer to its key markets. In terms of their strategic decision to restructure they have outsourced their supply chain to a 3PL operator based at Jebal Ali Free Zonein the UAE. The brand is successful across the GCC countries and the Group Management Board thinks that the volume of sales of the entire range for the region can be significantly improved if the availability of products can be improved. With this in mind they have set a very ambitious Budget Sales Revenue for 2017. You are aware of changes in company strategy that will impact significantly on the Supply Chain process: Manufacturing of products will within the next 12 months be transferred to new sites in China, India and Bangladesh. The company is at the forefront of new technology and will launch several new items. The new products will be available in a range of sizes not previously available in the market. The Marketing team has already started on the marketing literature and sales support. The Group Management Board feels that this will establish a dominant market share for the company for the products if the launch is successful. The company has placed Customer Satisfaction at the core of its growth strategy. To emphasise this, the Group Management Board has decided to offer customers money back if the products are not available Ex Stock from the warehouse in Dubai. Due to JIT strategy adopted by the company, air transport has become necessary for some products. You have been lucky that Dubais new airport Al Maktoum is open in addition to the existing Dubai International Airport. You need to submit a detailed report for the Board with your proposal to deliver a Supply Chain capable of supporting improved product availability whilst adopting the changes 1-4 above. Please answer all the following questions: Q1) Explain fully the impact on the Supply Chain of transferring all the manufacturing to factories in China, India and Bangladesh. From a Supply Chain perspective what risks do you think are involved AND how would you recommend these are overcome? 25 marks Q2) Provide the detailed steps required to successfully introduce the new product range through the Supply Chain. Explain how and why you would ensure collaboration is present in the process. 20 Marks Q3) Explain in your report the characteristics of both push and pull and how the two processes are best managed. 10 Marks Q4) Inventory Data is critical in any Supply Chain. Explain how and from where you would recover such information and what practical use it would be for future planning 15 Marks Q5) Detail the Logistics process for moving Goods from the manufacturing source to the inventory warehouse in Jebel Ali. Show that you have compared the various modes of transport and make a recommendation that will consider Cost, Speed and Flexibility. Consider multimodal transport, security, safety of the transportation, all processes and the potential complications 20 Marks Up to 10 marks will be awarded for overall structure and content of the report For a custom paper on the above topic, place your order now! What We Offer: On-time delivery guarantee PhD-level writers Automatic plagiarism check 100% money-back guarantee 100% Privacy and Confidentiality High Quality custom-written papers
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