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BSOP 434 Week 1 Assignment  
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. 5. Distinguish between a fixed
order quantity and fixed order interval system.
Which one generally requires more safety stock?
Why? 9. What are implications of the JIT approach
for supply chain management?X
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BSOP 434 Week 1 Lab  
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.
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BSOP 434 Week 2 Assignment    
Chapter 6 Questions 1 and 2 (p. 153)   Question
1. Why is transportation important to a firms
supply chain operations?   Question 2. Why is it
important to know about the characteristics of a
countrys transportation infrastructure?   Chapter
8 Questions 2, 8, and 16 (p. 208)
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BSOP 434 Week 2 Lab Aero Marine Logistics (AML)
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  Aero Marine
Logistics (AML) was incorporated as a Private
Limited Company in South Delhi in the year 1996
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BSOP 434 Week 3 Assignment
Chapter 4 Question 2. Discuss the three basic
demand forecasting models. Question 3. List and
discuss several demand forecasting
issues. Chapter 5 Question 1. How do product
characteristics influence packaging and materials
handling considerations? Question 2. Discuss some
of the packaging requirements associated with
hazardous cargo.
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BSOP 434 Week 4 Assignment  
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.
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BSOP 434 Week 4 Lab Easing Iras Ire  
Lab 4 Easing Iras 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  Ira Pollack was
difficult to work for. A self-made millionaire,
he paid extremely high salaries, but demanded
much from his subordinates
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BSOP 434 Week 5 Assignment  
Chapter 3 Question 3 Name the six general types
of information management systems, and give one
logistics application for each one that youve
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.
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BSOP 434 Week 5 Lab Cycle Counting and Logistics
Systems  
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.  
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BSOP 434 Week 6 Assignment    
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.
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BSOP 434 Week 7 Assignment  
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. 18) How might the
storage of hazardous materials affect the design
of a warehousing facility?X
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