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Scientific glass case write up around 4 pages

Learning Objectives

1. Explore the flexibility as a driver supply chain strategy.

2. Develop and analyze alternative inventory management strategies, and identify the trade offs between managing centralized and decentralized inventory.

3. Understand the relationships among finance, sales, operations and supply chain management and the impact these relationships can have in shaping an inventory management system.

instructions:

1. (20 Points) Using Exhibit 1, prepare a table to analyze and compare the changes in key financial KPIs between 2008 and 2009, as follows:

• Inventory growth rate, inventory turns, and sales growth
• Net Working Capital and Days Working Capital
• DIO, DSO, DPO, and CCC

2. (20 points) Using the supporting data and analysis from #1, provide a one paragraph analysis of the current situation at SG. Identify the key symptoms and provide clear problem statements to identify the root causes that result in the symptoms and poor performance. Please use the course strategic framework tools, concepts, and Operations Rules for your analysis.

3. (20 points) Using the data in Exhibit 3, what is the optimal inventory level for Griffin 500 ml Beaker given the cost of underage is 48 cents, cost of overage is 2 cents and average bi-weekly demand (1 warehouse) is 433.4 units and standard deviation of bi-weekly demand is 51 units?

4. ( 15 points) If you are consulting Scientific Glass, what strategic actions should management take to fundamentally improve the company’s long-term performance? Each recommendation on actions should improve in more than one dimension.