Supply Chain Management

1. What were the main lessons that you got from the Airbus video and the subsequent discussion? 

2. What were the main lessons that you got from the 7-Eleven case and the subsequent discussion? 

3. In the EOQ model (see slides from session 4) the key parameters to calculate the optimal size of an order are K (order cost) and h (holding cost). If we were to use this EOQ model in SILOG, could you identify in the SILOG data the value of these parameters? ?

4. No team in SILOG reached a service level of 100%. Comment about the causes of this fact. 

5. Using the historical demand data of the SILOG and the methodology of linear regression, do a forecast for weeks 1 to 8. Compare your results with the actual average demand your team faced in SILOG during the five weeks we played. 

6. What were the main lessons that you got from the Hewlett-Packard case and the subsequent discussion? 

7. Research about the supply chain management of Group Inditex (Zara stores). Make a brief report (approx 400 words) about the influence of SCM aspects on the success of the group.

?8. Research about the supply chain management of Group Inditex (Zara stores). Make a brief report (approx 400 words) about the influence of SCM aspects on the success of the group. ?