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SCM220 Transportation and Distribution Management

Unit 1 Assignment  

Transportation has played a tremendous role in shaping the economy and social structure of the United States. Create a PowerPoint presentation that outlines what you consider to be the most significant regulations and policies that have had the impact on air, ground, rail, and ocean transportation. Provided at least 1 regulation and 1 policy per mode of transportation. Be sure to include the following:

Title slide

Description of each regulation or policy

Explanation as to what led to the creation of the regulation or policy

Explanation of the regulation or policy's impact on the mode of transportation

Explanation of critical elements of the regulation or policy

Citations and References according to APA format

 

SCM220 Transportation and Distribution Management

Unit 2 Assignment  

You work for a popular consumer electronics company that ships cell phones from China to the United States. Complete the following for this assignment:

Write a proposal of 600–800 words to the transportation director of your company about your recommendations for air and sea freight methods to deliver the phones.

Explain the pros and cons of each method.

List and describe any regulations, policies, or drawbacks of which the transportation director should be aware.

SCM220 Transportation and Distribution Management

Unit 3 Assignment  

You work for a popular consumer electronics company that sells products such as cell phones, tablets, and personal computers. The director of operations has asked you to establish a warehousing operation for the reception and distribution of goods manufactured outside of the United States to the company's primary install base located in North America. Sales of the company's product are most significant in the Northeast and Western parts of the United States. Sales in North America also include products sold in Canada. Complete the following:

Because this venture is a new endeavor for the company, you need to research the market and industry trends for warehousing.

Write a white paper to report your findings and to give your recommendations about which warehousing activities and systems your business should employ.

 

SCM220 Transportation and Distribution Management

Unit 4 Assignment  

Final Project Draft

Consider the feedback that you received from your peers on the outline you posted. Make additional changes and submit a draft of your final project to your instructor. Your draft of the final project should address the following scenario:

You work for a popular consumer electronics company that sells products such as cell phones, tablets, and personal computers. The vice president of operations has talked to you about setting up a warehousing and distribution process that can support business expansions globally. He has asked you to develop a recommendation that will help build a business plan. You need to focus on the areas of transportation regulations and policies, transportation methodologies, warehousing, distribution, and inventory management.

The company is looking to start its global expansion in the European Union and China. You will focus your analysis and recommendations for this report on importing goods into those areas from the United States and fulfilling customer orders from in-region warehousing or distribution centers. Your outline should include the following:

Part I: Transportation Regulations and Policies

Define the goal

Explain the relevance

National security

Public safety

Environment

Unrestrained competition

Part II: Transportation Methodologies

Economic viability

Practical use

Applications in domestic and global markets

Part III: Warehousing and Distribution

Principles

Design

Storage and handling

Information systems and information technology

Third-party logistics providers (3PL)

Part IV: Inventory Management

Inventory functions for intermediate and final products

Packaging techniques

 

SCM220 Transportation and Distribution Management

Unit 5 Assignment  

Final Project

Your final project should include your revisions based on faculty feedback, peer DB considerations, and your own personal editing and continued research. The final version should include the following sections. Note: Part 5 requires new additional content.

Part I: Transportation Regulations and Policies

Define the goal

Explain the relevance

National security

Public safety

Environment

Unrestrained competition

Part II: Transportation Methodologies

Economic viability

Practical use

Applications in domestic and global markets

Part III: Warehousing and Distribution

Principles

Design

Storage and handling

Information systems and information technology

Third-party logistics providers (3PL)

Part IV: Inventory Management

Inventory functions for intermediate and final products

Packaging techniques

Part V: Future Opportunities

Write a final summary about the future opportunities of your company and your recommendations.

How can it measure its success in the future?

How will it help in gaining new customers?

What are the next steps?