Supply Chain Case Study

Case Study Discussion Questions

 

1        a) What is wrong with the Current KiwiMart supply and inventory system?

 

b)     Explain how conducting an organized and systematic sourcing process would benefit the purchasing department at KiwiMart (KM).

 

2. What form of partnership would help improve both KM and Plexet’s supply chains?

 

3. How would Plexet benefit from adopting a JIT (Just in Time) approach to production?

 

4. Explain the advantages KM and Plexet would receive from implementing an inventory management system