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My recommended sourcing strategy is that Pacific Systems should single source their DVD drives and they should establish a good relationship with their suppliers. Having a single supplier and having a long term contract with that supplier will be advantageous for the company. Further it should implement a just in time inventory management practice.
A quantitative analysis is provided in the attached file
To reduce any risk associated with my sourcing decision I will have to trust my supplier and try and create synergies together by building a symbiotic relationship with the supplier. Cross functional risk planning will also be useful here.
2. Not all sourcing decisions require the same quantum of commitments in terms of time and efforts. This is because a variety of suppliers are available both locally as well as globally. As a company analysis will have to be done with regards to suppliers if they are financially competent to supply, on a consistent basis, high quality materials. The type of sourcing that does not justify the level of effort and analysis are fasteners for the computers and poly bags that are used to protect products from dust.
3. The issue of supplier capacity is important in this case. This is because the market is booming and demand is about to rapidly increase due to a revival of the economy. The company should look out for a supplier that has the ability, wherewithal and capacity to cater to spikes in demands besides being able to take on new projects. A supplier should be stable enough to absorb increase in demand and having such suppliers will ensure that the company does not lose out on potential customers.
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Advantages of single sourcing – It helps in optimizing the company’s supply chain. Further it helps the company by lowering its production costs and provides and creates a better and incremental value for the shareholders.
Disadvantages of single sourcing – It can be detrimental to the company in the long run as greater power is provided to the suppliers. Secondly failure of a supplier may cause a total shutdown for the company.
Advantages of multiple sourcing – As competition increases among the suppliers it drives down prices in the long run. Secondly failure of a single supplier will no longer disrupt the company’s operations.
Disadvantages of multiple sourcing – Managing different suppliers can become complex as each of the suppliers will have to be managed and monitored. Secondly as there are many suppliers they will not eb able to leverage the advantages of economies of scale.
Explanation:
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(I'm only in 7th grade, sorry if it is wrong.)
It can't be biscuits or cookies, since they require way more items. It is reasonable to choose muffins, since it doesn't need as much ingredients as cake.
Explanation:
Let us understand the terms with examples:
Avoiding a risk: A risk which is pre-identified and which would create huge loss for the ongoing task can be avoided.
For example:
If there is a deadline for a project and there are only few more days to complete, then planning a training program on soft skill will be a riskier one. So training program can be planned sometimes later, thus avoiding risk.
Transferring a risk: Normally this will be mentioned in the project contract. If there is an issue and the employees of the company are already filled with work, then the issue can be outsourced so now the risk is transferred.
Retaining a risk: You can retain the risk if the impact is negligible. Absence of a software developer for 10 days. So the Project manager need not worry about finding an alternate person for that 10 days alone, which might lead to less understanding of flow and may raise more errors if multiple resource work on the content.
Mitigating a risk: The risk will be avoided by taking some preventive measures. For example, if a smart board needs to be sold, a sales team cannot give a good demo hence the sale of product percentage is less. So to avoid this, a training can be arranged to sales team so that it will boost up sales. Others who were absent on training, ll sale less but the impact is minimum.
Answer:
D) a measure of the relative percentage in which a company's products are sold.
Explanation:
The sales mix of a company refers to the percentage or proportion in which their products are sold. For example, a company that sells 2 products A and B, its sales mix could be 45% of product A and 55% of product B. It basically measures the importance or relative weight of each product compared to the total sales of the company. Sales mix is usually measured in dollars, not units sold.
Answer:
It provides definite objective for evaluating performance
Explanation:
Budgeting: It can be defined as the process of deciding an efficient way of spending money.
A budget is a financial plan which shows the estimation of income and expenditure over a specified future period of time. A budget can be made by an individual, business organzations or government of a country.
A budget can either be surplus or deficit.
1. A surplus budget is a budget in which the estimate of income is more than expenditure.
2. A deficit budget is a budget in which the estimate of expenditure is more than income.
Benefits of budgeting includes;
1. It provides definite objectives for evaluating performance.
2. It requires all levels of management to plan ahead on a recurring basis.
3. It facilitates the coordination of activities.
