SCH4801 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2025

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the SCH4801 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2025. For assistance whats-app us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4... SECTION A: QUESTION 1 QUESTIONS 31 MARKS Section A (question 1) consists of short essay-type questions. Please note that the questions are based on the case study – Toyota South Africa's Supply Chain Challenges: A Case Study in Disruption and Resilience. Please use the underlined words for each of your report's three (3) questions as sub-headings. Also, number your answers, for example, 1.1, 1.2, up to 1.3. Also, remember to link your answer to Toyota South Africa's Supply Chain Challenges: A Case Study in Disruption and Resilience. Very important: When referring to Toyota, please note that you cannot just provide the sentences from the case study. Your answers should not contain replication from the case study but rather demonstrate your own insight, analysing the information and explaining its relevance to the discussion. This applies to all the questions. Also, all answers should be based on the prescribed book's content and no other sources. 1.1 Inventory-related decisions: Procurement managers at Toyota might, in future, only source 40% from local suppliers and 60% from global suppliers, which might impact their inventory decisions. To balance efficiency and responsiveness, evaluate any three key inventory categories relevant to Toyota with possible trade-offs for each. [9] 1.2 Production strategies: As a postgraduate student, you want to know from the production manager why Toyota only focuses on the Toyota Production System (TPS) as its manufacturing philosophy. You are convinced that the three production strategies can be used along with TPS, resulting in cost savings that enhance it’s competitiveness. Critically evaluate each production strategy's relevance to Toyota. [6] 1.3 Toyota supply chain: Answer the following sub-questions: [16] a) Draw a supply chain for Toyota South Africa. Be sure to include the three key supply chain flows, at least one first-tier supplier, and a first-tier and second-tier customer. No marks for a generic supply chain. The supply chain should apply to Toyota SA. No marks will be allocated to Googled images of Toyota’s supply chain. (10) b) Based on Toyota’s supply chain presented in 1.3a, distinguish between each role player by providing a relevant example from the case study.(6) END OF SECTION A (QUESTION 1) SECTION B: QUESTION 2 6 MARKS Section B (question 2) questions are based on the case study – Toyota South Africa's Supply Chain Challenges: A Case Study in Disruption and Resilience.A question was posted to an AI Tool. You will need to evaluate the answers provided by the AI tool by comparing them to the relevant section of the prescribed book. SCH4801 ASSIGNMENT 2 2025 Page 10 of 15 The following question was posted to an AI Tool: Assuming you have recently been appointed Procurement Manager for Toyota South Africa. Your first task is to describe the four most probable key supplier-evaluation criteria for Toyota that might mitigate risks associated with current suppliers, with relevant examples from the case study. The following answer has been copied and pasted directly from the AI Tool for this exercise. Answer by the AI Tool: Quality Management Toyota’s global success is built on delivering vehicles of exceptional quality. Suppliers must maintain high-quality standards to avoid defects and ensure product reliability.