JWMI 550 Week 7 Discussion
Discussion | Inventory and Supply Chain Management in Your Organization
Please respond to the following:
Todays operations management includes managing inventory and global supply chains. This week, you read articles on service inventory and incentives in a supply chain.
What types of inventory are relevant to your organization?
How is inventory controlled and managed?
If service inventory (as described in this weeks article) is relevant, describe how it is used to improve performance.
Describe how incentives have been, or could be, incorporated into the supply chain of your organization.
JWI 550: Operations Management
Assignment 2
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Assignment 2: Case Study Dominos
Due Week 7, Day 7 (Weight: 20%)
Supply chain management enables companies to work with suppliers to obtain materials needed to
produce their own goods and services. Effectively managing supply chains helps companies streamline
processes, cut costs, and maximize profits.
For this assignment, youll read and analyze a case study about Dominos supply chain management. In
a 6-8 page paper, youll identify how Dominos uses its supply chain to gain a competitive advantage.
Youll examine how the supply chain creates value and how it is impacted when a company changes it
focus. Lastly, youll provide a recommendation on whether Dominos should apply its U.S. supply chain
model to an expanding international operation.Describe how Dominos supply chain creates value to provide a competitive advantage.
Answer the following questions about the Dominos case study:
1.
2. What did increased transparency do for Dominos? Were the risks worthwhile?
3. How did the centralized supply chain model enable Dominos to roll out new pizza recipes in the
U.S.?
4. Should John Macksood apply Dominos domestic supply chain model to its expanding
international operations? Explain and justify your recommendation, including its financial impact.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed and double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12) with one-inch margins on all
sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required page length.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following grading criteria.
JWI 550: Operations Management
Assignment 2
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Weight: 20% Assignment 2: Case Study Dominos
Criteria Unsatisfactory Low Pass Pass High Pass Honors
1. Describe how
Dominos supply
chain creates
value to provide
a competitive
advantage.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or
incompletely
described how
Dominos supply
chain creates
value to provide a
competitive
advantage.
Partially
described how
Dominos
supply chain
creates value
to provide a
competitive
advantage.
Satisfactorily
described how
Dominos supply
chain creates
value to provide
a competitive
advantage.
Completely
described how
Dominos supply
chain creates
value to provide
a competitive
advantage.
Exemplarily
described how
Dominos supply
chain creates
value to provide
a competitive
advantage.
2. Explain how
increased
transparency
impacted
Dominos, and if
the risks were
worthwhile.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or
incompletely
explained how
increased
transparency
impacted
Dominos, and if
the risks were
worthwhile.
Partially
explained how
increased
transparency
impacted
Dominos, and
if the risks were
worthwhile.
Satisfactorily
explained how
increased
transparency
impacted
Dominos, and if
the risks were
worthwhile.
Completely
explained how
increased
transparency
impacted
Dominos, and if
the risks were
worthwhile.
Exemplarily
explained how
increased
transparency
impacted
Dominos, and if
the risks were
worthwhile.
3. Explain how
the centralized
supply chain
model enabled
Dominos to roll
out new pizza
recipes in the
U.S.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or
incompletely
explained how the
centralized supply
chain model
enabled Dominos
to roll out new
pizza recipes in
the U.S.
Partially
explained how
the centralized
supply chain
model enabled
Dominos to roll
out new pizza
recipes in the
U.S.
Satisfactorily
explained how
the centralized
supply chain
model enabled
Dominos to roll
out new pizza
recipes in the
U.S.
Completely
explained how
the centralized
supply chain
model enabled
Dominos to roll
out new pizza
recipes in the
U.S.
Exemplarily
explained how
the centralized
supply chain
model enabled
Dominos to roll
out new pizza
recipes in the
U.S.
4. Recommend
and justify
whether or not
the Dominos
domestic supply
chain model
should be
applied
internationally.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or
incompletely
recommended
and justified
whether or not the
Dominos
domestic supply
chain model
should be applied
internationally.
Partially
recommended
and justified
whether or not
the Dominos
domestic
supply chain
model should
be applied
internationally.
Satisfactorily
recommended
and justified
whether or not
the Dominos
domestic supply
chain model
should be
applied
internationally.
Completely
recommended
and justified
whether or not
the Dominos
domestic supply
chain model
should be
applied
internationally.
Exemplarily
recommended
and justified
whether or not
the Dominos
domestic supply
chain model
should be
applied
internationally.
JWI 550: Operations Management
Assignment 2
©2015 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University confidential and proprietary information and may
not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed, in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University.
This course guide is subject to change based on the needs of the class.
Weight: 20% Assignment 2: Case Study Dominos
Criteria Unsatisfactory Low Pass Pass High Pass Honors
5. Clarity, logic,
and writing
mechanics.
Weight: 10%
Multiple
mechanical
errors; much of
the text is difficult
to understand or
the text does not
flow; fails to follow
formatting
instructions.
Several
mechanical
errors make
parts of the text
difficult for the
reader to
understand; the
text does not
flow; the
discussion fails
to justify
conclusions
and assertions.
Partially
applied
concepts from
across the
course.
More than a few
mechanical
errors; text flows
but lacks
conciseness or
clarity;
assertions and
conclusions are
generally
justified and
explained.
Few mechanical
errors; text flows
and concisely
and clearly
expresses the
students
position in a
manner that
rationally and
logically
develops
the topics.
None to limited
minor
mechanical
errors; text flows
and concisely,
clearly, and
exemplarily
expresses the
students
position in a
manner that
rationally and
logically
develops the
topics.
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