SCA462 - Critical Thinking Assignment

Imagine you have been appointed as the Global Supply Chain Manager for KitKat. Your appointment comes in during the time when the company is facing severe criticism from the non-government organizations regarding its unsustainable sourcing practices of Palm Oil in the Asia.

In response to the criticism, your management has agreed to undertake a detailed review of its supply chain in order to establish the source of its palm oil supplies. In doing so, the Supply Chain Department has been tasked with developing a comprehensive supply chain network that would enable enhanced visibility into KitKat's supply chains to gain a deeper understanding of goods flows, supplier practices and processes, and expose any sustainability related issues.

Your role in this initiative is extremely vital. Management expects you to submit a Two-pagereport in which you outline your approach to develop the network. The map must include all the four essential nodes i.e., Supplier, Plants, Warehouses and Customers. You are expected to revisit the knowledge you gained in the SCA-462 course (theoretical and technical) and address the following points:

1. The objectives and goals you want to achieve through designing the network?
2. How would you ensure that the supply chain network is sustainable?
3. What data would you need access too in order to complete this task?
4. How would you incorporate Starboard Navigator in developing the network?
5. What are some possible scenarios that you want to simulate? And why?
6. Which type of optimization would you want to run? And why?
7. How can you improve sustainability performance? What other resources would you be requiring in successfully undertaking this task?

The purpose of this Two-Page report is to determine your understanding regarding the issue and to realize the approach you undertake. You are not required to run any model or scenario on Starboard Navigator. Your report should be comprehensive enough to convince the management that you are the right person for this task.

Important Points:

The report should not be more than two pages.

Essy format and aavoid bullet points

To start, you may refer to the following opensource KitKat map:

https://open.sourcemap.com/maps/57d229671796d9e177ed9e2c