ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Case Study Description:

This assignment immerses you in a professional situation. It demonstrates the demands put on purchasers and supply chain practitioners. You will develop an in$-$depth understanding of the impact of purchasing and supply chain management, on the bottorn line of an evolving organization.

For this assignment, your role is that of a graduate who is employed as an Assistant MRO Buyer by the Best Auto Parts Company. For this assignment, you will complete one of the common first tasks in a new job $-$ to learn the job $-$ and learn the requisition and purchase order system.

After graduating from college, you accept a position with Best Auto Parts in the purchasing department as the Assistant MRO $($Maintenance$,$ Repair, and Operations$)$ Buyer. Your new employer is a large international manufacturer of automotive parts, and sales for the company are over $$500$ million per year.

When you accepted the job, you were advised by HR that the Senior Manager of Procurement is Ari Wang and that you will be working very closely with Susan Khan who is the MRO Buyer. This is an important job because MROs keep the plant running and annual MRO purchases represent $1\mathrm{.}86\%$ of the company's revenue.

Ari advised that a major area of responsibility of supply chain management is to reduce total costs while increasing productivity. The cost reduction goal for the Assistant MRO Buyer for this year is $$100,000$ and your ability to meet this goal has a direct impact on the annual bonus. Ari advises, "I know $$100,000$ sounds like a lot of money, but with Susan's help I know you will be successful." Susan nods her head and smiles confidently.