NMIMS Global Access

School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)

Course: Advanced Supply Chain Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

Assignment Marks: 30

Instructions:

 All Questions carry equal marks.

 All Questions are compulsory
 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.

 Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed.

 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.

For Theoretical Answer For Numerical Answer

Assessment Parameter Weightage Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20% Understanding and usage 20%
Concepts and Application 60% of the formula
related to the question Procedure / Steps 50%
Conclusion 20% Correct Answer & 30%
Interpretation

1. In supply chain, sourcing is one of the important processes. The reason is that a wrong
selection of suppliers can result into sub-optimal use of organizational resources and
unnecessary costs. Make a sourcing strategy for your organization which is a
manufacturer of consumer products.
(10 Marks)
 NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Advanced Supply Chain Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

2. Your organization is planning to launch a new product by end of the year. The product is
new and innovative and there is no historical data for forecasting. What are some of the
popular qualitative methods that you will suggest your organization to carry out for good
forecasting to predict or estimate the demand for the product? Explain the advantages and
limitations of the same.
(10 Marks)

3. It is crucial for organizations to improve their supply chain performance to meet increased
customer demands on time. They should regularly evaluate the performance of their
supply chains using various metrics.

a. What are the different metrics you would use for measuring the inventory levels? Give
examples. (5 Marks)

b. Your organization wants to improve the effectiveness of their supply chains and wants
you to incorporate business concepts for process re-engineering using SCOR Model.
Explain the stages of supply chain you would focus on. (5 Marks)

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