Do some research on distribution networks of Amazon and Home Depot. Discuss: Why do you think the two are making significant investments in distribution network expansion? What level of success (or failure) should they expect as a result of the investments they have made?
Category: Supply Chain Management
Evaluating Process And Supply Chain Design
Evaluating Process and Supply Chain Design, choose 2 of the following questions to discuss and respond with a minimum of 175 words:
What is the lean concept and why is it important to study?
How can lean be applied to manufacturing and service processes?
Will lean work in service environments? Why or why not?
Discuss ways to use lean to improve one of the following: a pizza restaurant, a hospital, or an auto dealership.
Why is lean hard to implement in practice?
Explain the relationship between quality and productivity under the lean philosophy.
Concepts of supply and demand analysis
apply the concepts of supply and demand analysis
concepts to a specific good or service you use in your everyday life. In your paper,
include a discussion of the following as subheadings in your paper:
- Describe the good. What are its main characteristics?
- What are some of the substitutes and complements for the good?
- Indicate whether the good is a normal good or an inferior good. Explain the
reasons for your choice. - Identify and describe the main nonprice factors that could cause an increase
or decrease in the demand for the good or service. - Identity and describe the main nonprice factors that could cause an increase
or decrease in the supply of the good or service. - Explain how a change in demand affects the equilibrium price and quantity
of the good or service
“Modes of exchange”: reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange.
Our textbook describes three “modes of exchange”: reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange. Explain how they are different from one another. Describe how the three of them coexist in American society.