In this assignment, you will explore a supply chain of your choice. You can pick one that you know well or one that you wish to explore.

1. 1. Pick a level on the supply chain that is upstream from the end user, it can be a retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer or service provider.

2. 2. This is not an exercise in research, although you are welcome to research your chosen supply chain as much as you wish. It is more focused on your understanding what the supply chain is and how it is connected.

3. 3. Describe the supply chain level that you have chosen, including what primary function they provide to the supply chain, who they are, are they a single or multiple location entity.

4. 4. Now describe 10-12 products and/or services they receive from the supply chain. Some of the services may be utilities, janitorial, accounting, etc.

5. 5. Choose one of the products or services that they receive that you described in step 4,

a. Describe the upstream supplier

b. Describe the primary service or material flow,

c. How is it delivered,

d. Is there a return service or material flow (discrepant or faulty material, end of life or recycling)? If not, why not? If so, what is it?

e. How is it delivered?

f. What is the primary information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (forecasts, purchase orders, Request of Quotes, etc.)

g. What is the reverse information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (Acknowledgments, invoices, packing slips)

h. What is the Primary financial flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

i. What is the reverse financial flow? Why is there a reverse flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

6. Use the supplier in 5a and describe 10-12 products and/or services they receive from the supply chain.

Ch 7, Choose one of the products or services that they receive that you described in step 6,

a. Describe the upstream supplier

b. Describe the primary service or material flow,

c. How is it delivered,

d. Is there a return service or material flow (discrepant or faulty material, end of life or recycling)? If not, why not? If so, what is it?

e. How is it delivered?

f. What is the primary information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (forecasts, purchase orders, Request of Quotes, etc.)

g. What is the reverse information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (Acknowledgments, invoices, packing slips)

h. What is the Primary financial flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

i. What is the reverse financial flow? Why is there a reverse flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

8.Use the supplier in 7a and describe 10-12 products and/or services they receive from the supply chain.

Ch 9. Choose one of the products or services that they receive that you described in step 8,

a. Describe the upstream supplier

b. Describe the primary service or material flow,

c. How is it delivered,

d. Is there a return service or material flow (discrepant or faulty material, end of life or recycling)? If not, why not? If so, what is it?

e. How is it delivered?

f. What is the primary information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (forecasts, purchase orders, Request of Quotes, etc.)

g. What is the reverse information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (Acknowledgments, invoices, packing slips)

h. What is the Primary financial flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

i. What is the reverse financial flow? Why is there a reverse flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

10.Use the supplier in 9a and describe 10-12 products and/or services they receive from the supply chain.

C 11. Choose one of the products or services that they receive that you described in step 10,

a. Describe the upstream supplier

b. Describe the primary service or material flow,

c. How is it delivered,

d. Is there a return service or material flow (discrepant or faulty material, end of life or recycling)? If not, why not? If so, what is it?

e. How is it delivered?

f. What is the primary information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (forecasts, purchase orders, Request of Quotes, etc.)

g. What is the reverse information flow?

i. Paper, electronic, other?

ii. Describe the documents (Acknowledgments, invoices, packing slips)

h. What is the Primary financial flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

i. What is the reverse financial flow? Why is there a reverse flow?

i. What does it look like? (checks, electronic funds transfer, other)

6. 12 How far can you take the supply chain upstream? Justify your answer.