Prepare 10 page PowerPoint
slides to present a supply chain management plan, including your analysis and
recommendations for a supply chain design and logistics, for a provided
scenario
Scenario
Wild Dog Coffee
Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a
wide selection of espresso products, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and
a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by
adding an additional location. While different menu items may be tested at the
new location, the espresso beverage preparation process will remain exactly the
same. You and your business partners need to make a decision about the supply
chain before the move. The following information may help support your
analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company:
You have one espresso maker that brews the espresso and
froths the milk at each location.
Each espresso beverage requires 1.5 minutes of the
barista's time.
Each espresso beverage requires some combination of
espresso beans, milk, and flavoring.
Each espresso beverage is served in a paper cup with a
lid and sleeve.
Monthly cleaning and maintenance of the espresso maker
is outsourced to a services company.
You stock one type of espresso bean. If you run
out of inventory, you have to close the business until the next shipment
of beans arrives.
Espresso beans are received seven (7) days after
placing the order.
You are an owner of Wild Dog Coffee Company. You and your
business partners are preparing for the opening of your second location. You
need to analyze and make recommendations for supply chain management
for the two locations.
Requirements
Create a PowerPoint
presentation of your supply chain management plan, which you will present
to your business partners. Include the following:
Analyze
supply chain designs.
Your
analysis should detail two different supply chain scenarios for
either Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business.
Use a flow
chart to indicate all inputs and outputs for each supply chain and
to clearly indicate areas in the supply chain designs that are different.
Analyze the
points at which the supply chains intersect with logistics. What role does
logistics play in each supply chain design?
Assess
bottlenecks in the supply chain designs. How would you overcome each
bottleneck in the two supply chain designs?
Analyze how
supply chains and logistics create value for the selected business. Why is
it important for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business to
focus on supply chains?
Recommend a
supply chain design for the selected business.
Include your
rationale for the most appropriate supply chain for Wild Dog Coffee
Company or your selected business.
Be sure to
include any assumptions you had to make to develop the supply chain
designs that support your recommendations.
Deliverable
Format
Requirements:
Presentation
is 10–12 slides (in addition to title, reference, and
appendix slides).
Select a
PowerPoint slide template appropriate for a professional presentation.
Include the content of the slides as well as the supporting
narrative. Do not overbuild your slides; information that supports
what you will be saying should appear at the lower portion of each
slide as notes.
Related company standards:
The
PowerPoint is a professional document and should therefore follow
the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines
(available in the MBA Program Resources).
Use 2–3
scholarly or academic sources, where applicable, one of which
must come from the Wall Street Journal,
Forbes, or MIT Sloan Management
Review.
Use APA
formatting for citations and references.
Evaluation
By successfully completing
this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1:
Analyze how operations management theories and models effect the
development and delivery of products or services to the marketplace.
Analyze how
supply chains and logistics create value for the selected business.
Competency 2:
Use logistics and supply chain management tools to manage the distribution
of products and services.
Analyze the
points at which the supply chains intersect with logistics.
Assess bottlenecks
in the supply chain designs.
Competency 3:
Use data to evaluate the effect of operations management decisions on
organizational goals.
Analyze
supply chain designs.
Competency 4:
Evaluate the effectiveness of operations management strategies to achieve
quality and customer service goals.
Recommend a
supply chain design for the selected business.
Competency 5:
Communicate business needs, opportunities, and strategies with multiple
stakeholders.
Write
coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and
mechanics as expected of a business professional.
Faculty will provide feedback
as they were the recipient of your deliverable in the
workplace, using the scoring guide. Refer to the scoring guide to
ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assessment before
submission.