ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 55
Course Title : Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Assignment Code : MS-55 /TMA/SEM - I/2018
Coverage : All Blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 31st October, 2017 to
the coordinator of your study centre.
1. How the chain relationship can contribute to the success of SCM. Is it necessary to
extend this relationship beyond the chain, to further achieve the objectives of SCM?
2. What is Bullwhip effect? Explain the various permutations and combinations to reduce
this effect in SCM.
3. “ Making changes in a manufacturing company is probably the hardest thing that
civilized man has ever set out to achieve”- give your comment on this statement in
context with the organization switching to supply chain management.
4. What is the need for Supply Chain Performance Measures? What are the factors that
contribute to management’s need for new types of measures for managing the supply
chain?
5. “Facility and their locations are major issues in an organisation’s logistics system
efficiency and its ability to successfully implement its competitive advantage”.
Comment!