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This 6-page paper is a case study analysis of the Northern Equipment Company and a discussion of supply chain improvements. Topics include ways to become competitive through supply chain management and how to make logistics chains leader. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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which manufactures goods for consumer, government and industrial markets. The company has been organized on divisional lines according to product line, and were further developed in terms of supply chain
management. The supply chain manager (who had a background in production, engineering and supply) reported to the production manager. But the marketing
manager had functional authority over the supply manager on all specialty products (which were manufactured on a per-order basis, to customer specifications). But the marketing and supply managers werent on
speaking terms because of lack of communication and turf battles when it came to reaching these specialty customers. Meanwhile, the entire supply
chain was actually supply "chains," with "metals" having its own supply chain, "electronics" having it, and so on. Perhaps unsurprisingly, inventories were slow to turn over and orders lost due
to high quoted prices and slow deliveries. A new division manager was appointed to try to clear the situation.
While overall, this seems to be a personnel situation, this is also very much of a supply chain situation, and to answer the following questions,
weve relied on literature pertaining to effective logistics and supply chain management. Recommendations to the new division manager for a more effective supply chain management system
The main task this new division manager will have to do is to centralize the entire supply chain system. As of now, there are
so many different supply lines, its no wonder inventory is slow to turn over and profits are being lost (not to mention the fact that the testing divisions of the
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