Supply Chain Management – Project Guidelines

One of the class requirements will be to prepare a Term Project Report. Your

objective is to apply the concepts learned in this course and to analyze how companies

apply these theories / concepts in practical area. The report should be written in

English. The report should be concise and clear..

You are required to select any Manufacturing Conern of your choice from any

industry sector.

This report should be submitted one week before your last scheduled class

**** No Late submission will be entertained.

The report outlines are suggested but not limited as below:

1. Executive Summary

2. Company Profile

Competitive Strategy

3. Market and Product Profile

Target Market

Market Share

Sales Turnover

4. Draw and Explain Supply Chain Structure

Stages Involved

Participants Involved

Drivers of Supply Chain

Push and Pull Bounder and it resulting Impact on the supply chain of the

company

5. How the company is achieving strategic fit?

6. Production Planning and Control

Forecasting technique and tools used by the company

Role of aggregate planning

Production strategy used by the company

Role of MPS in the production

Role OF MRP in inventory management and production scheduling

Role of Capacity Planning

Inventory Management techniques and tools for dependant demand and

independent demand items

Lot sizing techniques for dependent demand and independent demand items

7. Sourcing

Vendor Selection Criteria

Sourcing Strategies for local / imported items

Pool of suppliers for various distinct materials

Kraljic Portfolio Model application

Centralized / Decentralized Purchasing

Role of E-Procurement in the supply chain of the company

8. Application of JIT / Lean manufacturing in the supply chain of the company

9. Distribution Strategies

10. Transport Network Design