SCM 300 Davilla Exam 3 ASU |Supply Chain Management and Operations Excellence: Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Upstream/Downstream/Reverse Flows, 1st & 2nd Tier Suppliers, Inventory Management (Safety Stock, Pipeline, Cycle Stock, EOQ, Lot Size), Line

SCM 300 Davilla Exam 3 ASU |Supply Chain Management and Operations Excellence: Procurement, Operations, Logistics, Upstream/Downstream/Reverse Flows, 1st & 2nd Tier Suppliers, Inventory Management (Safety Stock, Pipeline, Cycle Stock, EOQ, Lot Size), Line/Flexible/Hybrid Flow, Make-to-Stock/Make-to-Order/Assemble-to-Order Systems, Lean Manufacturing, JIT, Bullwhip Effect, Push/Pull/Postponement Strategies, Cross-Docking, Last Mile, Warehousing vs Distribution Centers, TL/LTL/TEU, Intermodal/Multimodal Transport, Controlled Atmosphere Containers, Packaging & Dunnage, Line Balancing, Cycle Time, Bottlenecks, Task Precedence, Total Task Time, Process Velocity, TCO, Supplier Selection & Certification, Supplier Relationship Management, SCOR Model, ERP & RFID Technology, KPIs, SMART Metrics Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026 THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IN CLASS - pizza - cow path - silicon wafers - ticket broker - your resume (little stories) - "don't be a jerk" - real estate, show them what is available - Health, physician's advice - GPA, he doesn't like it - Basketball - how should we create grades - anesthesiology - motorola six sigma - whirlpool it upgrade Business Process - any activity that takes an input, adds value, and provides an output - a cell of the supply chain - "recipe" - make it as detailed as possible so there is nothing that can be unclear Things to think about with changing business processes - who will it affect - how will it affect them - will the customers dislike the change? Good intentions - goal oriented - stakeholders considered - outputs are desired Reproducible Results - Documented and easily understood; adaptable Measurable and manageable - Entire system considered - easy to identify problems - accountability, good metrics Bad Business Processes - ambiguity - Misalignment - misscommunication Ambiguity - goals are not clearly understood - laziness, hubris, lack of info Misalignment - goals and actions not in alignment Miscommunication - employees do not understood goals, processes Operational Considerations - Testing - potential failure points in process - server capacity Departmental Concerns Marketing - Customer, suppliers, product line, forecasting Finance - prj feasibility, ROI Accounting & IT - cost and Data mgt