Coursera Supply Chain Logistics

Week 1 Peer-Graded Assignment Answers

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Project Title * Transportation Assignment

PROMPT

Please submit your transportation analysis by copy-and-pasting the tracking

statement and annotating it in the following manner:

Calculate the distances and time between the locations mentioned on the
tracking statement.

Identify the role that each leg of the journey plays (e.g. pick-up, line haul, delivery,
etc.).

Identify the mode of transportation that is likely used.

Explain the routing between origin and destination (e.g. how much of a straight
line between origin and destination).

Analyze the efficiency of the routing (e.g. why the company likely chose this
routing).

Ans.
1. Total distance from Windsor Locks, CT to King of Prussia, PA: 232 mi or 373.36

Time between pick up and delivery: From Tue 09:01 PM to Fri 01:36 PM = 2 days,
4 hours, 35 minutes

2. Identify the role that each leg of the journey plays (e.g. pick-up, line haul,
delivery, etc.). Pick up is when moment when order (usually a parcel) gets picked
up to be sent to the customer (from point A to point B).

Line haul is the moment when the order is in transit, getting sent. We want this
process to be as fast as possible.

Delivery is the moment when the order gets delivered to the customer. Then the
orderi s marked as completed.

3. Mode of transport: Air shipment (express).

4. We want the routing to be simple and go from point A to point B. Make sure
the system is updated in case of any delays.

5. Efficiency of routing: to make delivery more cost-efficient, orders get sent from
CT to NJ, then to PA, arrived in each place and scanned before and after the
journey. Haul companies make it more profitable by sending a mix of parcels
through multiple sorting locations, nearing the delivery location. Delivery would
be more time-efficient but less cost-efficient if we sent the parcel straight from CT
to PA without the extra sorting facilities slowing us down. This is always a
question of money vs time.

6. Areas of difficulty: We want to avoid order being stuck in transit due to

sorting/scanning being slow or possible problems with the vehicle. Make sure that
customer is reported of significant delays, affecting delivery time.

7. I learned to calculate the journey in terms of time (days, hours) and distance
(miles, km). Describe pick-up delivery, line-haul transportation, delivery, etc.

PROMPT
Please provide the peer reviewers with any areas where you had difficulty
completing the assignment. We will ask them to give you ideas on how to
overcome these challenges.

Ans.

I don't think this routing time is efficient enough.

How would you overcome this obstacle?

PROMPT

Please provide an overall analysis of the transportation tracking statement. What

did you learn and what surprised you?

Ans.

I learned that transport can easily help us deliver orders across regional and
national borders, if necessary. I learnt to calculate distance and time of
shipments; anticipate obstacles and fix them/inform the customer about them.

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Week 2 Peer-Graded Assignment Answers

Project Title * Lay out your own Warehouse

PROMPT

Please uplad the image file containing your warehouse design.

Upload File

Ans.

PDF Link to upload is given in Description please check!

TITLE An Upgraded Warehouse Layout Design

CAPTION

An Upgraded Warehouse Layout Design includes inbound/outbound doc doors,

fast mover section, slow mover section, broken cases section, conveyor belt,
sorting and packaging station, staging area and two miscellaneous areas.

PROMPT

Please describe how your design is different from the traditional example that I
showed you.

For each difference, please justify why you think your design improves on the
traditional example.

Ans.

1.The inbound dock door and separated staging areas has been added to the
design to overcome the bottleneck spots that hinder the efficient movement of
products into and out of the warehouse.

2. The racks has been turned along the long side of the building to improve space
utilization.

3. The space of case lot/fast movers has been improved compared to other area
so the pickers now could find more products in their most-time-spent area.
4. The conveyor belt system has been extended to the end of each isle.

5. The miscellaneous area has been upgraded to two combined area along the
side of the building and could be used as equipment storage and maintenance,
and/or assembly, etc.

6. The staging area has been extend so that it now can covered all dock doors.

7. The miscellaneous area along the building now can connect each part of the
warehouse so there is no blind area that blocked by the conveyor belt and could
not be access.

PROMPT

What did you learn completing this assignment? What do you think you could
have done better?

Ans.

I have learned that each part of a warehouse is equally important to warehouse

design and a good warehouse design should consider each part carefully and
thoroughly. I could have done better if done more research on conveyor belt
design because I think the belt is very important in the warehouse work flow and
what I designed is not practical if not seeing how the belt work in real life.

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Week 4 Peer-Graded Assignment Answers

Project Title * Build a Logistics Network

PROMPT

Please describe the product you are planning to sell and why did you pick it?

Ans.

The Product I choose is excellent quality fabric rugs from the best textile company
in Florida.

PROMPT

Please upload an image file (.jpg or .png) of the warehouse network you created.

Upload File

Ans.

Image Link to upload is given in Description please check!

TITLE Sale and Distribution of rugs

CAPTION Ornamental products for offices

PROMPT

Please describe your rationale why you picked the number of warehouses you
did.

Also, why did you pick the locations? Please be specific about each one.

Ans.
I placed 4 warehouses since it is the most optimal quantity to cover the entire
population density of the country.

298 First Avenue, Gouldsboro, PA 18424, USA - It is the closest to the two most
populous states in the USA.

6050 Gateway Court, Groveport 01-143125 - It is also the closest to the two most
populous states in the USA, and reduces the PA burden.

172 Trade St. Lexington, Kentucky, 40511 - It is the closest to Georgia, Illinois and
Florida.

700 Westport Parkway Fort Worth, TX 76177 - It is the closest to Dallas and
Houston but not that far from LA.

PROMPT

What is the transit time to each customer? It would be best if you put the
information in a table. What is the total transit time to all customers (add the
individual transit times).

Ans.

From 298 First Avenue, Gouldsboro, PA 18424, USA To: NY is 0.1 day Boston 0.2
days From 6050 Gateway Court, Groveport OH 43125 to: Philadelphia,
Pennsylvani is 0.3 days Washington, DC is 0.25 days 172 Trade St. Lexington,
Kentucky, 40511 to: Georgia is 0.3 days Illinois is 0.2 days Florida is noon 700
Westport Parkway Fort Worth, TX 76177 to: LA is 1 day Dallas is 0.05 days
Houston is 0.25 days.

PROMPT

Please justify why your logistics network is the best you can make it for now and
the forseeable future. Be sure to talk about what the expectations of your
customers will be; what the current economic environment looks like; and, where
you expect interest rates and fuel prices to go in the future.

Ans.

I think that this distribution of warehouses is very optimal because I placed 3

warehouses in the area with the highest population density in the United States,
and one specifically for the western area. In addition, I hope that my product is to
the liking of the mayors since it is a product widely used ornamentally in the
municipalities.

PROMPT

Please write a short memo about the following topics (ungraded):

What did you find most surprising in this assignment?

What was the most difficult part of this assignment?

Which part of the assignment was the most fun?

Ans.

1. Being able to put everything learned to the test.

2. Locate all the municipalities.

3. Place at our discretion the number of warehouses.

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