1. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com

2. BSOP 434 Week 1 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 2. Distinguish between possession, form, time, and place utility. 4. Why do contemporary supply chains need to be fast and agile? 8. Discuss some of the ways that inventory can be reduced in the supply chain.

3. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 1 Lab For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Lab Assignment: 1. After making some wise short-term investments at a race track, Chris Low had some additional cash to invest in a business. The most promising opportunity at the time was in building supplies, so Low bought a business that specialized in sales of one size of nail. The annual volume of nails was 2,000 kegs, and they were sold to retail customers in an even flow. Low was uncertain of how many nails to order at any time.

4. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 2 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Chapter 6: Questions 1 and 2 (p. 153): Question 1. Why is transportation important to a firm’s supply chain operations? Question 2. Why is it important to know about the characteristics of a country’s transportation infrastructure? Chapter 8: Questions 2, 8, and 16 (p. 208):

5. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 2 Lab Aero Marine Logistics (AML) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Lab 2: Aero Marine Logistics (AML) See Due Dates for Assignments & Exams in the Syllabus for Lab due dates. Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. Scenario/Summary

6. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 3 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Chapter 4: Question 2. Discuss the three basic demand forecasting models. Question 3. List and discuss several demand forecasting issues. Chapter 5:

7. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 4 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Chapter 11: Question 1: What is procurement? What is its relevance to logistics? Question 3: Discuss three potential procurement objectives. Question 10: Discuss the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Chapter 12: Question 2: Discuss some of the challenges associated with international logistics. Question 12: What are the two primary purposes of export packing?

8. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 4 Lab Easing Ira’s Ire For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Lab 4: Easing Ira’s Ire (See “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” in the Syllabus for due dates.) Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. Scenario/Summary

9. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 5 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Chapter 3: Question 3: Name the six general types of information management systems, and give one logistics application for each one that you’ve named. Chapter 13: Question 2: What is activity-based costing (ABC)? What are the five steps of the ABC process? Question 17: Describe the two issues that managers face with respect to computer and data security.

10. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 5 Lab Cycle Counting and Logistics Systems For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week 5: Cycle Counting and Logistics Systems – Lab Print This Page Lab 5: Columbia Lumber Products Company See “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” in the Syllabus for due dates. Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. Scenario/Summary

11. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 6 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Chapter 4: Questions 5: Define and describe the order cycle. Why is it considered an important aspect of customer service? Chapter 4: Questions 8: List the various methods of order transmittal and discuss relevant characteristics of each. Chapter 7: Questions 2: Discuss how transportation managers could be involved with other operations of the firm. Chapter 7: Questions 5 : Explain the weight break concept. Chapter 7: Questions 17: Explain how a routing guide might be used by a transportation manager.

12. BSOP 434 Innovative Education--snaptutorial.com BSOP 434 Week 7 Assignment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com CHAPTER 10: 1) Distinguish between warehouses and distribution centers. 4) What is cross-docking? How might it affect warehousing design? 6) What are the advantages and disadvantages of private warehousing? 11) Discuss the trade-offs associated with order-picking versus stock- replenishing functions.

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