PURES COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
| Student Name | Student ID # | Team # |
Global Supply Chain Management and Planning
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Plexet is a mid-sized manufacturing firm located in Auckland, New Zealand. The company produces a range of plastic containers that includes its flagship product range, Goodseal. The Goodseal brand includes a range of plastic food storage containers, designed to be sold to retailers and grocery stores for home use. The containers are sold in 3 and 6 packs, in three different sizes: 0.25L, 0.5L, and 1L. They are typically marketed to consumers for food storage in the refrigerator or freezer. Currently, Plexet has achieved a 9 percent annual sales growth over the past five years. Within the manufacturing plant, the company is running three shifts at full capacity, although the plastic molding equipment is running at only 58 percent of its optimal production capacity. Production levels fluctuate frequently, and Plexet adjusts its labour schedule around its forecasted sales demands. The sales manager is concerned about sluggish sales over the past six months and is aware that manufacturing targets are based on the recent sales forecasts. Having an excess of product is of concern with Plexet management. Therefore, increasing production is not a strategy considered to help boost quarterly sales targets. Instead, Plexet is considering offering a discount to their suppliers, as well as adopting a new marketing strategy that will offer consumers coupons to buy one Goodseal product and receive a 3 pack of 1L containers free.
Plexet does not receive as many orders for the 1L Goodseal container from its suppliers as they do for other container sizes. As a result, Plexet has decided to discontinue the 1L product and focus on manufacturing efforts on the more popular sizes. This will enable the manufacturing plant to replace the 1L molds with 0.25L and .05L components. This is may help alleviate the low 58 percent rate of production because there will be more equipment to handle the production of the two remaining product lines. Managers believe this will increase their production levels. The coupon strategy is designed to help move some of the obsolete 1L products from their inventory, in addition to retaining consumer loyalty with the smaller-sized products. The manufacturer will implement the sales and production strategies over the next fiscal year.
What is promising for Plexet is a recent order from Chinex, an exporting agent that sells to China. The agreement stipulates that Plexet will ship 25,000 cases of the entire Goodseal line to Chinex. This could not have come at a better time, because the order will be placed in time to meet Plexet’s quarterly sales target. To expedite the sale, Chinex has been offered a significant discount. Chinex has agreed to send payment within seven business days, and pay by letter of credit from a reputable Australian bank.
Meanwhile, back at the retail store, Plexet has a reliable supplier relationship with a large retail chain, KiwiMart (KM). The head of purchasing at KM acquired 4000 cases of containers this quarter at a 4 percent discount from Plexet but has sold only 1800 over the last two quarters. She decided that KM’s in regions outside of Auckland would also benefit from the discounted price, and has sold 1800 to them. In addition, she has sold 400 cases to a wholesaler at cost, with a negotiated deal to buy them back at a 3 percent premium within 90 days if KM needed the supply. This has helped the other KM’s throughout the country, as well as solved any inventory issues with the Auckland KM. The plan is for the Auckland KM to discount 1000 cases for a special in-store promotion.
Soon after the deal with Plexet had been negotiated, Chinex contacted the head of KM’s purchasing department. They offered a significant 7 percent discount on 5000 cases of assorted Goodseal products. The deal was far too good to be ignored and KM accepted the deal. The sales department contacted Plexet and cancelled their next three orders. KM received the Chinex products over a month late.
Unfortunately, the purchasing manager was unaware of the situation on the ground in the local KM.
The shelves holding the Goodseal line had an ample supply of the 1L six-packs, but no other size was on the shelf. Worse yet, Plexet’s competitors were stocked next to the Goodseal line and had a full line of product sizes and quantities per pack.
What’s the problem?
Plexet is under the assumption that they have a sales crisis. Forecasted demands are higher than their current rate of sales. They have decided to help resolve this by adjusting their product line and adapting their production line to manufacture more products that sell faster. Offering coupons would help boost sales and consumer loyalty. The purchasing department at KM believes they have addressed a potential inventory crisis, are secure in the amount of supply they have acquired, and have perhaps even boosted their bottom line through the recent acquisition of the cheaper Goodseal product from Chinex.
On a group basis, please discuss the following:
1) Explain how conducting an organized and systematic sourcing process would benefit the purchasing department at KiwiMart (KM). (2.5 Marks)
2) What form of partnership would help improve both KM and Plexet’s supply chains? (2.5 Marks)
3) How would Plexet benefit from adopting a JIT (Just in Time) approach to production? (2.5 Marks)
4) Explain the advantages KM and Plexet would receive from implementing an inventory management system. (2.5 Marks)
Instructions:
a) Complete this assignment with your student name and ID #, using font 11.
b) One and a half-space typed.
c) The team captain/leader should fill the “Group Peer Evaluation Form”, and submit it with the assignment. No email submission is accepted whatsoever!
d) Provide references on the last page of the assignment using the APA style.
e) Plagiarism: ZERO MARKS.
GROUP PEER EVALUATION FORM
| Group Peer Evaluation Rubric (to be completed by the team captain/leader for each assignment/project) | Team Captain/Leader: | |||
| Criteria: | ||||
| Mark | Team Role fulfillment | Communication | Job proficiency | |
| 4 | Participated in all group meetings, assumed leadership roles as necessary. Did the work that was assigned by the group. | Always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Provided effective feedback to other members. Relays a great deal of information – all relate to the topic. | Did more than others – highly productive. Work is complete, well organized, with no errors, and is done on time or early. | |
| 3 | Participated In most group meetings. Provided leadership when asked. Did most of the work assigned by the group | Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Provided some effective feedback to others. Relays some basic information – most relates to the topic. | Did their part of the work – cooperative. Work is generally complete, meets the requirements of the task, and is mostly done on time. Works well with others, rarely argues. | |
| 2 | Participated in some group meetings. Provided some leadership. Did some of the work assigned by the group. | Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Provided little feedback to others. Relays very little information – some relate to the topic. | Could have done more of the work – has difficulty, requires structure, directions, and leadership. Work tends to be disorderly, incomplete, and not accurate and is usually late. | |
| 1 | Participate in few or no group meetings. Provided no leadership. Did little or no work assigned by the group | Rarely listens to, shares with, or supports the efforts of others. Provided no feedback to others. Does not relay any information to teammates | Minimal work – Minimum contribution, does not work well with others. Work is sloppy and incomplete, excessive errors, and is mostly late or not at all. | |
| 0 | Little to no Participation. Did little or no work assigned by the group | Did not listen, share with others, or support the group. Provided no feedback to others. | Did not do any work – does not contribute, does not work well with others. Work is sloppy and incomplete, excessive errors, and is mostly late or not at all. | |
| Evaluate group members (including yourself): | ||||
| Name | Team Role Fulfillment (Out of 4) | Communication (Out of 4) | Job Proficiency (Out of 4) | Total (Out of 12) |
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| General Comments: |
| Evaluation Rubric
30 of the Final Mark |
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| Category | Exemplary
8.0 – 10.0 |
Skilled
6.0 – 7.9 |
Minimal Compliance
5.5 – 5.9 |
Insufficient Evidence
0-5.4 |
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| CONTENT
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Question 1
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All content covered, clearly and succinctly. All information refers to specific aspects of the topic. Information is meaningful, significant, and illuminating. | Majority of content generally well covered. Some aspects lack specificity. No insights or depth provided. | Much of the content left uncovered or not referred to specifically. Content too general to obtain full meaning; reference to topics vague, incomplete. Incorrect topics covered. | Inadequate coverage of the topic. Reference to content incomplete. Very little effort was put into making the report meaningful. |
| Question 2 | All content covered, clearly and succinctly. All information refers to specific aspects of the topic. Information meaningful, significant, and illuminating. | Majority of content generally well covered. Some aspects lack specificity. No insights or depth provided. | Much of the content left uncovered or not referred to specifically. Content too general to obtain full meaning; reference to topics vague, incomplete. Incorrect topics covered. | Inadequate coverage of topics. Reference to content incomplete. Very little effort was put into making the report meaningful. | |
| Question 3 | All content covered, clearly and succinctly. All information refers to specific aspects of the topic. Information is meaningful, significant, and illuminating. | Majority of content generally well covered. Some aspects lack specificity. No insights or depth provided. | Much of the content left uncovered or not referred to specifically. Content too general to obtain full meaning; reference to topics vague, incomplete. Incorrect topics covered. | Inadequate coverage of topics. Reference to content incomplete. Very little effort was put into making the report meaningful. | |
| Question 4 | All content covered, clearly and succinctly. All information refers to specific aspects of the topic. Information is meaningful, significant, and illuminating. | Majority of content generally well covered. Some aspects lack specificity. No insights or depth provided. | Much of the content left uncovered or not referred to specifically. Content too general to obtain full meaning; reference to topics vague, incomplete. Incorrect topics covered. | Inadequate coverage of topics. Reference to content incomplete. Very little effort was put into making the report meaningful. | |
| Question 5 | All content covered, clearly and succinctly. All information refers to specific aspects of the topic. Information is meaningful, significant, and illuminating. | Majority of content generally well covered. Some aspects lack specificity. No insights or depth provided. | Much of the content left uncovered or not referred to specifically. Content too general to obtain full meaning; reference to topics vague, incomplete. Incorrect topics covered. | Inadequate coverage of topics. Reference to content incomplete. Very little effort was put into making the report meaningful. | |
| Category | Exemplary
8.0 – 10.0 |
Skilled
6.0 – 7.9 |
Minimal Compliance
5.5 – 5.9 |
Insufficient Evidence
0-5.4 |
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| Overall Impact of Case Study Document | |||||
| MECHANICS | Writing
· grammar · spelling · punctuation Formatting · line spacing · margins · paragraphs · headings · title page Sourcing · use of APA format · quality / number of sources |
Generally high level of writing and formatting.
Sourcing is complete with many high-quality sources. APA format is used correctly. |
Maximum of 3-4 errors in writing and formatting.
Sourcing is complete with a reasonable number of sources of good quality. APA format is used correctly. |
Maximum of 5-8 errors in writing and formatting.
Sourcing is a complete but small number of low-quality sources. APA format used but incomplete or inaccurate. |
Poor grammar, spelling, and formatting interfere with comprehension.
Sourcing is limited or has not been done at all. |
PURES COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
© FITT
, All Rights Reserved
Page
1
of
6
Course Code
BU1223
Course Name
Global Supply Chain Management
Section Code
BU1223
Semester:
Winter 2021
Type of Evaluation
Assignment #2
Percentage Weight of
Total Evaluation
10%
Course Instructor
Tony Bejjani
Due Date
Week 9 (
Wed
. March
10
, 2021,
at
11
:00
a
m
)
Total Marks:
/
10
Student Name
Student ID #
Team #
Global Supply Chain Management and Planning
Signed, sealed
,
and delivered?
Plexet is a mid
–
sized manufacturing firm located in Auckland, New Zealand. The company
produces a
range of plastic containers that includes
its
flagship product range, Goodseal. The
Goodseal brand
includes a range of plastic food storage containers, design
ed to be sold to retailers
and grocery stores
for home use. The containers are sold in 3 and 6 packs, in three different sizes:
0.25L, 0.5L
,
and 1L.
They are typically marketed to consumers for food storage in the refrigerator or
freezer. Currently,
Plexet
has achieved a 9 percent annual sales growth over the past five years.
Within the
manufacturing plant, the company is running three shifts at full capacity, although the
plastic molding
equipment is running at only 58 percent of its optimal production cap
acity.
Production levels fluctuate
frequently, and Plexet adjusts its labour schedule around
its
forecasted sales demands. The sales
manager is concerned about sluggish sales over the past six
months and is aware that manufacturing
targets are based on the
recent sales forecasts. Having
an excess of product is of concern with Plexet
management. Therefore, increasing production is
not a strategy considered to help boost quarterly
sales targets. Instead, Plexet is considering
offering a discount to their supp
liers, as well as adopting a
new marketing strategy that will offer
consumers coupons to buy one Goodseal product and receive a
3 pack of 1L containers free.
PURES COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
© FITT, All Rights Reserved Page 1 of 6
Course Code
BU1223
Course Name
Global Supply Chain Management
Section Code
BU1223
Semester:
Winter 2021
Type of Evaluation
Assignment #2
Percentage Weight of
Total Evaluation
10%
Course Instructor
Tony Bejjani
Due Date
Week 9 (Wed. March 10, 2021, at 11:00 am)
Total Marks: / 10
Student Name Student ID # Team #
Global Supply Chain Management and Planning
Signed, sealed, and delivered?
Plexet is a mid-sized manufacturing firm located in Auckland, New Zealand. The company produces a
range of plastic containers that includes its flagship product range, Goodseal. The Goodseal brand
includes a range of plastic food storage containers, designed to be sold to retailers and grocery stores
for home use. The containers are sold in 3 and 6 packs, in three different sizes: 0.25L, 0.5L, and 1L.
They are typically marketed to consumers for food storage in the refrigerator or freezer. Currently,
Plexet has achieved a 9 percent annual sales growth over the past five years. Within the
manufacturing plant, the company is running three shifts at full capacity, although the plastic molding
equipment is running at only 58 percent of its optimal production capacity. Production levels fluctuate
frequently, and Plexet adjusts its labour schedule around its forecasted sales demands. The sales
manager is concerned about sluggish sales over the past six months and is aware that manufacturing
targets are based on the recent sales forecasts. Having an excess of product is of concern with Plexet
management. Therefore, increasing production is not a strategy considered to help boost quarterly
sales targets. Instead, Plexet is considering offering a discount to their suppliers, as well as adopting a
new marketing strategy that will offer consumers coupons to buy one Goodseal product and receive a
3 pack of 1L containers free.
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