Assignment: Forecasting and Constraint Study

Choose a different company from the Supply Chain Constraints assignment as well as those that you selected. You may include the company you work for if not used previously.

Write a 700- to 1,225-word proposal to the CEO in which you include the following items (supported by course concepts and real life examples):

• Research two or three forecasting models, tools, and simulation models to determine the effectiveness of each, and describe how and why each will bring value to the company.

• Discuss how various constraints - such as information technology (IT), limited capacity, technology, and capital - affect the company's supply chain.

• Analyze the expected pros and cons against the company's current operational performance in order to propose four or five improvements to the existing supply chain.

• Compare the four or five proposed improvements using the Comparison Matrix provided.

• Evaluate how each would affect the company's supply chain performance in the proposal.

• Summarize the proposed improvements that should be implemented into the company's supply chain.