As a graduate of Northern College, you have been hired to manage a large distribution center in Kirkland Lake, Ontario Canada. The distribution center has some operational challenges that include:

Many unfilled jobs in various roles due to high turnover

Costs to operate the distribution center are too high

Items frequently get lost in the distribution center

Inbound and outbound shipments are inefficient

Wrong shipments to customers occur frequently

Frequently delivering late to customers

KPIs are not used to measure performance

As the new Manager, the ownership group wants you to investigate the operational challenges (listed above) and develop plans to improve the distribution center's performance.

Final Paper Assignment

Your task: Apply the material covered in BU1263 Distribution Management to assist you in addressing the Distribution Center's operational challenges. Your improvement plan must include:

1. Title page with student name, student ID, and class number

2. Develop a Vision Statement for the distribution center.

The Vision is a clear, specific, compelling picture of WHAT the organization will look like in the future.

3. Identify operational strategies to mitigate inventory items lost in the distribution center.

4. Identify operational strategies to improve efficiencies with inbound and outbound shipments.

5. Identify methods to reduce the number of wrong shipments to customers.

6. Identify strategies to improve delivery performance to customers.

7. Identify strategies to reduce high employee turnover levels.

8. Identify 2 key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure your improvements in each of #3, 4, 5, 6, & 7.

9. Both Citations and References are required. See the link below for examples.

At least 3 external sources must be used to support your answers.

https://thephdhub.com/key-differences-between-citation-vs-references/