What are the central issues facing planners at the Port of Melbourne? Estimate the container movements at the Port and its various berths to 2010 if you assume a 6% growth rate from 1991/92.

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CASE STUDY

Students are required to write an individual report for the senior management team, analysing the information and proposing solutions to the questions set regarding the case study. To satisfy the assessment criteria, students are expected to demonstrate depth of analysis, breadth of reading and critical discussion.

The questions that you need to answer are:
1. What are the central issues facing planners at the Port of Melbourne?
2. Estimate the container movements at the Port and its various berths to 2010 if you assume a 6% growth rate from 1991/92.
3. What options are available to planners to improve the logistics systems in order to cope with the closure of Victoria Dock?
4. To what extent can greater use be made of the rail option?
5. Is it necessary to embark on the construction of a new terminal? Justify your answer by examining the costs and benefits. What is your answer if growth occurs at only 2 or 3% per annum?
6. What will be the impact of technological developments (in terms of container ships, Internet of Things, future developments, etc) on the options for the Port?

When undertaking an assignment which specifies a ‘critical discussion, analysis or critical evaluation’, you are expected to collect (and use) different sources of information from both academic text books and journal papers, to complete the assignment. It is important that you do not take all your information from one source as it is likely to be biased. Please note that you are expected to support all of your answers to the above questions with information, theories, etc from academic sources where appropriate.

Students are expected to demonstrate up-to-date research on the subject matter.

Report Structure & Contents
1. Executive Summary/Abstract (5%): A concise but well-rounded summary which provides an overview of the report contents and key findings (this is not an introduction). It should be between ½ – 1page in length.

2. Introduction (5%): Provide an interesting start to the report and clearly state the purpose. Your introduction should conclude by outlining the scope and context of the report.

3. Q1 – What are the central issues for the planner? (5%): Use information from the case study and other sources to support your ideas.

4. Q2 – Estimate container movements (10%): Estimate the growth in container movements till 2010 assuming an annual growth rate of 6% from 1991/92.

5. Q3 – What are the options to cope with the closure of Victoria Dock (10%): Explain the options, including an evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses.

6. Q4 – Evaluation the rail option (10%): to what extent can greater use be made of the rail option – provide a critical discussion of the factors involved.

7. Q5 – Is it necessary to embark on the construction of a new terminal? (20%): You need to justify your answer by including costs, benefits and drawbacks and resilience e.g. if growth only occurs at 2/3% pa.

8. Q6 – What is the impact of technological developments on the Port (20%): Use academic and business sources to support your discussions.

9. Conclusions (5%): Summarise and highlight the key points from the whole report and include a summary of your recommendations.

10. Referencing (5%): The use of consistent and coherent citation and referencing style (Harvard is the recommended style). Please note that, although your ‘style’ of referencing is rewarded under this heading, plagiarism can result in a zero mark for the entire report and referral to University Disciplinary Committee.

11. Report Presentation (5%): Marks will be awarded for the report structure, general layout, the use of language, etc.

Word length – 2,500 +/- 10% (excluding reference list, Executive summary & appendices)

Select a company involved in Global SUpply Chain LOgistics and International LOgistics. Write a paper on the journey to becomung a partner in international logistics.

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International Logistics

Select a company involved in Global Supply Chain Logistics and International Logistics. Write a paper on the journey to becoming a partner in international logistics.

Using the Analysis ToolPak described in the text, calculate descriptive statistics for all variables EXCEPT FOR Launch Sorted by Temperature in the Challenger dataset attached. Use the default statistics provided by the Analysis ToolPak.

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Logistics and Supply chain

Part 1. Using the Analysis ToolPak described in the text, calculate descriptive statistics for all variables EXCEPT FOR Launch Sorted by Temperature in the Challenger dataset attached. Use the default statistics provided by the Analysis ToolPak.

Provide at least one appropriate graph for Fahrenheit.

Plot the cumulative relative frequency (proportion) for Damage Index as a function of Temperature. This type of plot requires that you sum the damage index and calculate the proportion of that damage index by temperature. (Here is a table populated through 68 degrees F.The rest are for you to do.) Then, plot the cumulative relative frequency (proportion) by Fahrenheit. (Be sure to set the x axis limits to between 52 and 82 for ease in reading…. At and below what temperature were about 88% of the observations? 58% of the observations? What does this mean? BONUS: fit a line to this cumulative relative frequency using the technique provided in my video. Add the regression equation and R^2.

A pharmaceutical manufacturer requires between 3 and 5 mg of medication in each dose of cancer medication. The mean of the process is 3.75, and the standard deviation is .25. What is the sigma of this process, and how many doses would be above 5 mg in 1,000,000 doses produced? What would this mean for real patients in terms of underdosing or overdosing?

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Logistics and Supply Management

Part 1. What is the difference between a specification limit and a control limit?

Part 2. A pharmaceutical manufacturer requires between 3 and 5 mg of medication in each dose of cancer medication. The mean of the process is 3.75, and the standard deviation is .25. What is the sigma of this process, and how many doses would be above 5 mg in 1,000,000 doses produced? What would this mean for real patients in terms of underdosing or overdosing?

Part 3. Which pharmaceutical manufacturing process below process is ‘capable?’ In other words, which process is a 6 sigma or better process?

  • LSL: 3
  • USL: 5
  • Process 1. Mean of 4.5, standard deviation of .08
  • Process 2. Mean of 4, standard deviation of 0.5

Part 4. What are some of the concepts / math that are either causing you issues or that you feel you have mastered? Help out your colleagues!

Build two graphs that illustrate the relationship between temperature and failures and place them here. Discuss.

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Logistics and supply management

Part 1. In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch. Wikipedia has a good discussion of the events that occurred here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

Pretend you are responsible for conducting an RCA. Answer hypothetical 5 Why questions. Then build a Ishikawa (other names: fishbone, cause and effect, or herringbone) diagram. Might this accident have been prevented?

 

Part 2. Data for the Space Shuttle is shown below.

challenger.xlsx

Build two graphs that illustrate the relationship between temperature and failures and place them here. Discuss.

Part 3. What are some of the concepts / math that are either causing you issues or that you feel you have mastered? Help out your colleagues!

Write an essay on the similarities and differences between Commercial logistics and the Army Logistics structures

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Similarities and differences between Commercial logistics and the Army Logistics structures

This essay is going to talk about the similarities and differences between Civilian Business and the Army Logistics Structure

Formulate this transportation problem and find the optimum solution using Solver.

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 Transportation problems

In the transportation problem that is summarized in the below table, the total demand exceeds the total supply. Suppose the there is no penalty costs per unit of unsatisfied demand for the first two destinations. However, the demand of the third destination should be completely satisfied. Formulate this transportation problem and find the optimum solution using Solver.

Table:

$5 $1 $7 10
$6 $4 $6 80
$3 $2 $5 15

75 20 50

Calculate the DPMO for a 3.5 sigma process. Calculate the FTY for a process where 10000 widgets are produced of which 800 are scrapped due to errors with no rework.

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Logistics Question

  1. If you cannot draw the process, then
a. You don’t understand it b. Start Lean Mapping c. It doesn’t exist
d.  stop the process e.  take an art class
f. answers a and c g. a, b, and c

 

  1. Mass production was first iconized by
a. Toyota b. Ford c. Motorola
d. Enron e. Lehman Brothers
f. GM g. 3M

 

  1. Quality may be defined by
a. Patient satisfaction b. Community standards c. Prospective Payment
d. Right care, right place, right time e. answers a, b, d only
f.  all of the above g. none of the aove

 

  1. Quality trilogy
a. Deming b. Shewhart c. Taylor
d. Gilbreth e. Juran
f. Larry, Larry, and his other brother Larry g. the first three Star Wars movies

 

  1. PDCA
a. Deming b. Shewhart c. Taylor
d. Gilbreth e. Juran
f.  Plan, Do, Study, Act g.  San Antonio

 

  1. Control Chart Father
a. Deming b. Shewhart c. Taylor
d. Gilbreth e. Juran
f.  Darth Vader g.  still looking for DNA test results

 

  1. Quality Improvement Certification for Organizations
a. ISO9000 b. Baldridge c. Juran Award
d. Gilbreth Award e. Johnson Foundation
f.  NSF g.  NIH

 

  1. Elimination of Waste
a. Six Sigma b. Lean c. PDCA
d.  Trash can e.  Toilet f. PDSA
g. TQM h. CQI

 

  1. Improvement of Quality Algorithm from Motorola
a. CQI b. TQM c. PDCA
d.  Yoga e.  Seven Sigma f.  Smash and Grab
g. Lean h. Six Sigma

 

  1. Performance improvement loop by Deming
a. CQI b. TQM c. PDCA
d.  Loop 1604 e.  410 f.  610
g. Lean h. Six Sigma

 

  1. Another term for waste
a. JIT b. 5S’s c. Muda
d. Mura e. Six Sigma
f.  Spilled drink g.  Albuquerque

 

  1. Six Sigma process
a. DMAIC b. DMAAIC c. DMAIIC
d. DMADA e. DMAICC

 

  1. Six Sigma deliverable in define phase
a. Detailed process map b. FMEA c. Project Charter
d. Process Capability Analysis e. All of the above

 

  1. Name the chart below.
a. Ishikawa b. Gannt c. Pareto
d.  Check sheet e. Histogram

 

  1. Name the chart below.
a. Ishikawa b. Gantt c. Pareto
d.  Check sheet e. Histogram
  1. Name the chart below.

 

a. Ishikawa b. Gannt c. Pareto
d.  Check sheet e. Histogram
  1. Which of the 5S’ is most relevant to the diagram below?
a. sustain b. straighten c. shine
d. sort e. standardize
  1. Calculate the standard deviation of the sample for the following data.  [1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5]
  1. Three processes are operating sequentially with 93% reliability each. Calculate the RTY.
  2. Calculate the DPMO for a 3.5 sigma process.
  3. Calculate the FTY for a process where 10000 widgets are produced of which 800 are scrapped due to errors with no rework.
  4. Calculate the sigma of the process in 21.
  5. Calculate the RTY for a process where 10000 widgets are produced of which 800 are returned for rework and 400 of those 800 are set to customers.
  6. How does Lean differ from Six Sigma?
  7. Calculate the standard deviation of the population for the following data.  [1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5]

 

After reading Chapter 3 in Chase (Overview of Forecasting Methods), access the three excellent resources on Judgmental Forecasting hyperlinked below. Use all three, for they each provide a different perspectives on the broad methodology of forecasting future demand using experience, insight, and business savvy.

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CO3: Evaluate Forecasting methods, predictability factors, and causes of error in Forecasting

Prompt:
This week you will be researching and writing on one of the most basic methods of forecasting: Judgmental Forecasting. After reading Chapter 3 in Chase (Overview of Forecasting Methods), access the three excellent resources on Judgmental Forecasting hyperlinked below. Use all three, for they each provide a different perspectives on the broad methodology of forecasting future demand using experience, insight, and business savvy. You may also want to search the internet for any additional resources that add to the lesson material in chapter 3. As the instructions advise in previous assignments, if you do add additional sources, do not use advertisements of any kind, including consultancies and software. Use the template attached to this assignment for your submission. The template includes sections to guide you this week on your essay assignment to explain the methodology of Judgmental Forecasting.

Instructions:

Utilize the template attached below for this assignment, it has the sections already formatted for you to insert your findings by subject/question.
Label your submission document as follows: firstinitiallastname_Assignment_3 (something like JJohnston_Assignment_3)
Minimum 1000 words of content of strategic material, double spaced. Content requirement does not include cover page, abstract, nor reference pages.
Source, Cite, and Reference a minimum of three (3) expert resources to provide support for main points in your essay. Each resource is to add to the content through either paraphrasing the author’s position on the subject or a direct quote. Refrain from excessive use of quotes in your response (less than 5% of the 1000 words).
Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (7th edition) style and formatting.
Once you submit your document to the assignment folder it will automatically be loaded to TURNITIN.COM for plagiarism. Make sure your quotes have quotations and correct (to APA) in-text citations and a reference at the end of the paper.
Plagiarism can result in a zero for this assignment:
When using another author’s exact words insert quotation marks and a citation including year of publication and page or paragraph number
When paraphrasing, do not use ANY of the author’s words, use your own “take” on the author’s meaning and context.
There are no late assignments accepted after the last day of the course unless: (a) prior approval has been obtained from the professor or (b) you have an approved 30 day extension.

RESOURCES:
1.https://otexts.com/fpp2/judgmental.html
2. https://otexts.com/fpp2/delphimethod.html

Picking up from your annotated bibliography and outline submitted in earlier weeks, prepare a final research paper on the topic you choose.

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Research Paper – Customer Service related

Supply chains cannot operate smoothly without clear and adaptable customer service. Today, there is a lack of extraordinary customer service in a complex industry which presents challenges from every angle. To attack the issue, it is crucial to examine the customer’s needs and expectations from the beginning. Customer service must adapt to the supply chain to succeed together.

Picking up from your annotated bibliography and outline submitted in earlier weeks, prepare a final research paper on the topic you choose. The paper should be 2500 words in length and include a cover page and Reference list. All papers should be submitted in APA format. Please include a minimum of 10 references (see your annotated bibliography).