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Task 2: Logistics & Operations/Change Management

A. Discuss options and considerations for transporting the product described in the scenario to the
retail facilities by doing the following:
1. (A1) Identify two different product packaging options and explain why you chose them.
Onepackagingoptionforthefragilemandolinswouldbeprimarypackaging.Ichosethistypeof
packagingbecauseitissuitableforprotectingindividuallywrappeditemsthatarefragile,suchasthe
mandolin.ByhavingasnugStyrofoamcasethatwouldgoinsideofafittedbox,youcanpreventdamage
totheindividualmandolin.Thistypeofpackagingcanbeusedforordersreceivedonlineaswellas
ordersthatgoouttobigretailers.
Thesecondpackagingoptionwewouldchoosewouldbetertiarypackaging.Thispackaginguses
palletstopackageseveralitemstogetherandhelpsprotectshipmentsthathavelargequantities.Pallets
arestackedevenlyandthenwrappedinplastic.Thishelpscontaintheitemsduringtheshipping
process.Thiswillworkbestwhenshippinglargequantitiestoretaillocations.
2. (A2) Identify two different potential risks to consider when storing your product and describe how
you will mitigate each risk.
Ariskthatcanbeencounteredduringstoringortransportingmandolinsisaccidentaldamage.
Thiscanoccurduetothemandolinnotbeingproperlypackaged.
Bymakingsurethatthemandolinsareinsolidprimarypackaging,youcanmitigatetheriskofaccidental
damage,evenifmishandled.
Anotherriskwouldbetheunknownpossiblenaturaldisastersthatcanoccursuchasfireor
possiblefloodingofthestorageunit.
Bymakingsurethatsafetyproceduresareinplaceandbeingfolloweddailysuchasmakingsurealarms
arecheckedandproperlyworking.Thesesafetychecklistscanhelpmitigatetheriskofadisaster
damaginginventory.
3. (A3) Describe two transportation modes to move your product from the manufacturer to the retail
facilities. Then explain the advantage and a disadvantage of each chosen transportation mode.
Ourfirstchoiceoptiontogetthemandolinsfromthemanufacturertotheretailerwouldbeto
usetruckstotransporttheproduct.Thiswouldbethebestoptionforshippingthemandolinsintertiary
packingtoU.S.retailers.Trucktransportationishighlyreliablebecauseusingtheroadsareaccessible




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