Assignment 2: Inventory
Management
Due Week 8 and worth 300
points
Research two (2)
manufacturing or two (2) service companies that manage inventory and complete
this assignment.
Write a six to eight
(6-8) page paper in which you:
1.
Determine the types of inventories these companies currently
manage and describe their essential inventory characteristics.
2.
Analyze how each of their goods and service design concepts are
integrated.
3.
Evaluate the role their inventory plays in the company’s
performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
4.
Compare and contrast the four (4) different types of layouts
found with each company; explain the importance of the layouts to the company’s
manufacturing or service operations.
5.
Determine at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain
performance of the companies; suggest improvements to the design and operations
of their supply chains based on those metrics.
6.
Suggest ways to improve the inventory management for each of the
companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package.
Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.
7.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources
