Evaluation of Supply Chain Coordination for Specified Metrics and Analytics
A start-up pharmaceutical company with production in the United States and in Taiwan gathered the following information for 2022 and 2023 to evaluate its supply chain coordination:
Supply Chain Coordination Metrics
2022 2023
Shipping and receiving cost $1,450K $2,010K
Replenishment lead time (days) 45 90
Inventory cost $512K $515K
Level of product availability (units) 15K 8K
Based on the limited information provided above, describe how you imagine supply chain coordination operates in this pharmaceutical company. Base your answer on research from credible sources (published in the most recent five years) and your readings.
Explain your thoughts about how the company may change or remain in the situation they are in relative to supply chain coordination.
Explain what other information the company needs to confirm its suspicions and explain why that information would be useful.
Show your calculations and a table in an appendix.
Submission Requirements
Prepare a 3- to 4-page paper (not including the required title and reference pages and the appendix that must show your calculations and a table) that details and compiles the specifics to items 1-4 above.
Support your paper with a minimum of two current (published in the most recent five years) credible sources from the CSU Global Library (available in the left-hand navigation panel), in addition to any course textbooks or lecture material you decide to use.
Format your entire paper according to the CSU Global Writing Center (available in the left-hand navigation panel).
Be clear, concise, and focused. Be sure to organize your writing properly and include an introduction; headings/subheadings for the body of your work; analysis and recommendations (if applicable); a conclusion; list of references; and an appendix.
