07 Jul MGT451 Production and Operations Management – REPLIES to discussion questions
replies to the 2 attatched answsers to the following discussion questions. Your comments must develop continuous discussion on the topic. Postings to classmates must convey your insight, not just Hey, I really like what you wrote. Substantiated discussion is the aim of the Threaded Discussion Area. Threaded discussion responses are to be thoughtful and at least 30 words and be very respectful while getting your point across as constructive criticism. Note that this is not just a coffee chat; you need to provide details of what you are thinking, why are you thinking this way, and how your thoughts would affect the topic as you see it.
1. Walmart is a company that many consider to have a competitive advantage in supply chain management. Based on what you’ve studied to date, what are some supply chain management aspects that give Walmart such a competitive advantage? List examples based on your experience or research. Comment on any insights this activity gave you.
Reply to Kevins attatched post on the following question:
2. Review FIGURE 16.3 Supply chain mitigation framework. This shows Company A and B starting from “business as usual” at ZERO IMPACT. Using Resilience, Agility and Recovery, both companies return to “business as usual” (e.g. points on the graph at “Recovery B2” and “Recovery A2”, with B getting there quicker). Now discuss these two questions:
What are the two other possible ends states in terms of Business Impact following a disruption and recovery as shown? (e.g. the Y-axis, other than “business as usual”) Which of the 3 would you prefer for your company (i.e., as printed or either of your 2)? Why?
Find a definition of resilience that supports your preferred end state and convince your fellow students that they should follow your suggested definition of resilience instead of what’s printed in Figure 16.3.
