PART 1

Consider the sequential supply chain whose maximum capacities are indicated below:

1. Cleaning: 100 parts/hr
2. Cutting: 90 parts/hr
3. Welding: 70 parts/hr
4. Assembly: 50 parts/hr
5. Painting: 90 parts/hr
6. Drying: 80 parts/hr
7. Transportation: 80 parts/hr
8. Quality check-point at the customers reception: 50 parts/hr

Question #1 10 points

Just from the capacities information, is it a good idea to place an intermediate quality check-point before the Painting operation? Please explain your answer.

Question #2 10 points

Please refer again to the supply chain in Question #1. Explain in detail how you would apply the DBR concept to the factory.

Question #3 10 points

Indicate where de-coupling stocks should be placed in the factory. After you have placed them, can you ensure that the factory will never stop for capacity reasons EVER?

Explain your whole answer.

Question #4 10 points

The Transportation subcontractor just indicated that it has problems with its fleet and its maximum capacity will be reduced to 50 parts/hr. Should that concern you? Why?

Question #5 10 points

The maintenance department has indicated that they need to repair the Cleaning operation and that will take them 30 minutes. Would you allow that intervention? If so, which specific steps would you follow before letting the maintenance team intervene?

PART 2 The value of each question is 10 points.

1. You own a garment factory and have two important seasons in the year: Summer and Winter. What type of inventories are needed to ensure a service level as high as possible at the same time that you keep your inventories as low as possible? Explain your answer.
2. Explain with your own words the difference between Firm, Trading and Future Planning Zone. Think of any industry you like and provide an example of the meaning of those zones in that industry.
3. In which part of the CPFR process should an MSA be documented and why?

PART 3 Value = 20 points.

Explain the different types of segmentation providing at least one example of each one.