Transportation and Warehousing Strategy for Company XYZ

Overview of Company XYZ

Supply chain managers coordinate all of the activities in the supply chain process into a seamless network. The transportation function of the supply chain focuses on the movement and delivery of goods and services in the supply chain network from suppliers to manufacturers to the ultimate consumers. Decisions must be made as to which mode of transportation is used to move products along with the type of warehousing systems that will be used. Many companies are choosing to outsource their supply chain to companies such as UPS.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Design a supply chain to support an organizational strategy.

Describe the overall transportation objectives of a selected company.

Evaluate the modes of transportation that an organization uses to move products from factory to customers.

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the locations for an organization's factories and warehouses.

Analyze the economic and political factors that can impact an organization's transportation and warehousing network.

Describe how technology is used for managing an organization's transportation and warehousing network.

Competency 3: Manage a supply chain in order to satisfy customers.

Recommend improvements for an organization's transportation and warehousing network.

Competency 4: Communicate in a professional manner that is consistent with the expectations for supply chain managers and participants.

Exhibit proficiency in writing, critical thinking, and academic integrity by appropriately attributing sources.

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

oFor the following questions, refer to Terdiman's article, "UPS and the Art of Sorting a Million Packages a Day," linked in the Resources.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of their central cross dock Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky?

What is the impact that cross docking has on inventory costs, material handling costs, transportation costs, and customer satisfaction?

The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:

Blanchard, D. (2010). Supply chain management best practices (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Bhatnagar, A. (2009). Textbook of supply chain management. Lucknow, India: Word-Press.

Drake, M. (2011). Global supply chain management. New York, NY: Business Expert Press.

Greeff, G., & Ghoshal, R. (2004). Practical e-manufacturing and supply chain management. Oxford, England: Newnes.

Farooqui, S. U. (2010). Encyclopedia of supply chain management: Volume I. Mumbai, India: Himalaya Books Pvt.

Farooqui, S. U. (2010). Encyclopedia of supply chain management: Volume II. Mumbai, India: Himalaya Books Pvt.

Farooqui, S. U. (2010). Encyclopedia of supply chain management: Volume III. Mumbai, India: Himalaya Books Pvt.

A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the BUS-FP3022 – Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management library guide to help direct your research.

Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation. Chopra, S. (2019). Supply chain management: Strategy, planning and operation (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

For this assessment, consider that you work for a company that develops and sells case studies and case study analyses. Your company's primary customers are colleges and universities wanting to use them within their courses, but your company also has customers using them for management training and development. Your manager asked you to conduct research and develop a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to explain your selected company's transportation and warehousing strategy to potential investors and lenders. She's specifically interested in you creating the presentation associated with one of a small set of possibilities she provided to you. You may use the same company you selected in Assessment 3 or select a different company from this list:

L. L. Bean.

Amazon.com.

Starbucks.

Intel.

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to explain your selected company's transportation and warehousing strategy to potential investors and lenders.
You and your manager discussed the high level outline of your presentation and agreed you should address the following items. As the basis for your research you can use any of the resources noted in this course, in the Capella library, and on the Internet.