Your firm is considering reducing staff and your forecasting department has been mentioned as a prime candidate for this treatment. Outline a brief memo to defend the value of your department’s services to the firm. How could you quantify your claims?

Select only three (3) of the questions (1 – 7) to answer. You must answer all the problems (8 – 15).
What aspects of operations management can contribute to customer success?
The top management team at your company is considering outsourcing the supply management function. Do you support this idea? Why, or why not?

Why do you think so many firms are concerned about logistics issues when they move into new markets such as China and Russia?

Your firm is considering reducing staff and your forecasting department has been mentioned as a prime candidate for this treatment. Outline a brief memo to defend the value of your department’s services to the firm. How could you quantify your claims?

. What is the value of the S&OP process to an organization? Why should it be a dynamic process rather than a one-time annual event?

How have advances in computer technology changed the planning process? Why? What changes do you expect in the future?

At what point in the life of a project does the project manager have the greatest ability to influence the success of the project? Name three things you would try to get executive sponsors of a project to agree to before you accepted the job as project manager.

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