Manufacturing Trade-Offs
Using the same manufacturing company you selected for the Week Two Assignment:
Discuss the influence of three to four of the trade-offs from the following list and give an example of each in relationship to the chosen company:
Lot Size-Inventory
Inventory-Transportation Cost
Lead Time-Transportation Cost
Product Variety-Inventory
Cost-Customer Service
Discuss three to four methods of coping with the bullwhip effect from the following list and give an example of each in relationship to the chosen company:
Reducing uncertainty
Reducing variability
Lead time reduction
Strategic partnerships
The Manufacturing Trade-offs paper:
Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student's name
Course name and number
Instructor's name
Date submitted
Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text and the Forbes' web site.