Final Exam (Take Home) Spring - 2020

Subject: Supply chain management Submission Day: Saturday

Instructor: M. Jiyad Shaikh Submission Date: 13th June by 11:59PM
Program: MBA Max. Marks: 40
Department of Business Administration
Instructions:
Guidelines by the Teacher

 Submission Format: Manuscript /Typed

Important Instructions:
 Solved paper must be uploaded to VLE to the respective faculty by the due date and time.
 Non-submissions of the Paper will be considered as absence.
 Attempt all questions on the A4 Paper/Properly detached papers or lose journal papers as
available to student. Student may also use MS Word as per faculty’s permission for solving
assignment (save word file in pdf format for submission).
 Please do not use pencils except for underlining or drawing diagrams, if handwritten
assignment is being submitted.
 Any attempt to use unfair means will lead to disqualification i.e. plagiarism will be checked
for copying material from internet or other sources (student may use any resources but
exact copying or copied material from any source is not acceptable).
 Marks and limit of each question is mentioned at the end of the question.
 Submission Format: Manuscript/Typed
 Plagiarism policy: IU Plagiarism policy is to be followed.
 No submission will be accepted after 13th June 11:59 PM.
 Name and reg# should be mentioned on top of the page and also submit Title of Paper
with your name and Reg Name ( For example – M Jiyad Shaikh Reg 0153XXXX)
 For non-submissions “0” marks will be awarded.
 You must comply with instructions, written or oral, given by the instructor in the question
paper
 Read all questions carefully.
 Marks of each question are mentioned at the end of each question.
Q1. Discuss application of Sales & Operational planning (S&OP) at any company
of your choice and how sales & operations planning steps are significant for a
 company’s business planning.
Answer should encompass following phases of S&OP with a suitable example
- Analyzing the current sales trend
- Demand planning phase
- Supply planning phase
- Pre - S&OP
- Executive S&OP

(Answer should not exceed more than 150 words) (08)

Q2. Classify the role of supply planner in following supply chain decisions along
with its financial impact.

- Pipeline stock management

- Stock provision
- Product launch and relaunch
- Machine and material scheduling

(Answer should not exceed more than 150 words) (08)

Q3. Discuss how supply chain planning flow encompass following aspects of a
business
- Supply chain strategic intent
- Supply chain business plans
- Innovation plan
- Production plan and schedules
- MRP
- Supply chain bottlenecks
- Financial & Marketing aspects
- Supply chain sourcing and procurement

(Answer should not exceed more than 150 words) (08)

Q4. Analyze the below mentioned products on the basis of Forecast Bias &
Forecast Accuracy & determine which company is performing better and more
 effectively with respect to

i) Tracking signals
ii) Mean absolute deviation. (04)

KIA

Sportage Jan Feb Mar Apr Ma Jun Jul Au Sep Oct No Dec Total
y g v
Sales 101 106 105 10 110 11 10 106 10 103 11 111 1280
4 2 9 3 0
Forecast 90 100 95 10 81 12 12 101 11 107 10 113 1251
0 0 5 0 9

HYUNDAI

Santa Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Au Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Fe g
Sales 110 106 110 81 105 10 91 100 11 110 90 105 1229
5 6
Forecast 100 110 100 123 111 10 11 109 99 129 106 98 1295
0 0

FORMULAE:

FCV = Sales – FC MAD = Sum of absolute deviations/ no of periods

FCB = FCV/FC TS = Algebraic sum of deviations / MAD
Error = ABS Dev/FC

Q5. Nestle is planning to revamp its procurement strategies and looking for a
consultant to craft their plan by considering local inflationary situation of
Pakistan. Share your action plan for them and analyze the following aspects

a) Key procurement areas for imported materials.

b) Material indices by procurement forecasting
c) Procurement risk mitigation plan
d) Green procurement strategies

(Answer should not exceed more than 150 words) (06)

Q6. Dawlance is a consumer home appliances company and revamping its

procurement and manufacturing strategy. Discuss following aspects of their
strategy
a) Supplier selection and performance criteria
b) Strategic procurement when crude prices are changing in international
market
c) Suppliers share allocation criteria
d) Manufacturing environment selection.

(Answer should not exceed more than 150 words) (06)