Using Supply Chains to Create Value for Customers

Read this chapter. Think about the processes and key components involved such as costs, outsourcing, social responsibility, environment, planning, and inventory control. Watch the video clips for Who Ya Gonna Call and Amazon Fullfillment. Answer the review questions at the end of each section.

Demand Planning and Inventory Control

REVIEW QUESTIONS

  1. Why are demand forecasts made more frequently than sourcing decisions?
  2. How can just-in-time and vendor-managed inventories add value to products for customers?
  3. Why and how do companies track products?