Question

Select a multinational Transportation company and evaluate it on the following Supply Chain Management criteria's:

Aligning Supply Chain Application Criteria:

1.Intensity of Involvement

2.Models for Developing and Implementing Successful Supply Chain Relationships.

3.Types of Collaborations

Supply Chain Performance Measurement Application Criteria:

1.Scope and Maintenance of Supply Chain Performance Measurement.

2.Various Methods to Measure Supply Chain Costs, Service, Profit and Revenue

3.Strategic Profit Model

Supply Chain Technology Application Criteria:

1.Integrated Supply Chain Information Systems

2.Critical Issues in Technology Selection and Implementation

3.Technological Innovations Influencing Supply Chain Management

Answer 1

INTENSITY OF INVOLVEMENT:- In mature markets where manufacturers of consumer packaged goods compete, time is short, margins are slim, demands are high, and every opportunity to add or preserve product value is important. FedEx Supply Chain helps optimize the supply chain by checking the entire life cycle of the product, from the factory to consumer.

• MODEL:- FedEx offers “high-value-added” package delivery to over 220 countries.
• With 652 aircraft  moving over 4 million packages per day, FedEx guarantees speed with the reliability of greater than 99%
• FedEx captures value by consistently delivering on this promise to its customers.

COLLABORATION:-  A new collaboration is done by FedEx and EMBARQ is to optimize city bus operations in Mexico, Brazil, and India was announced, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport.  

SCOPE AND MAINTAINANCE:-

• Balancing technicians and other supply options require a combination of information technology and customer confidence.
• Service failure leads to a frequently overlooked business strategy.
• Optimizing processes that allow organizations to integrate service labor, replacement parts, and logistic information more effectively is at the top of modern service advances and holds promise for reducing profit loss when a failure occurs.
• Best source location, order execution, and effective delivery are all critical to the process.
• Proper execution of work requires pre-planning, access to information, and accurate operations.
• The umbrella of technology affects each phase of the response and creates a significant impact.