Supply Chain Management Assignment
1. SCM is an absolutely legitimate tool in meet heightened customer demands, while also cutting costs. The markets are changing and customer really do expect more and more every day without an increase if not reduction in their current prices. SCM is key in making this happen, though as referenced in this case study all levels of the organization must be involved. When faced with change, managers and employees are easily turned off by the idea of shaping new practices in positions they have much familiarity with. Consequently, if company pursues SCM half hearted they likely to not fully embrace the tool and not fully reap the rewards. So the companies as a whole must do everything in their power to cultivate SCM for the process to be successful 2. To ensure managers at Med-Tec did not treat SCM as another flavor of month, I would first send managers all into mini workshops for educating themselves on how SCM will ultimately benefit each of their jobs and success. When people revolt against change it is often because they do not understand it, so alleviating the unknown of SCM is crucial. Also during the process of integrating SCM in daily practices, I would create an internal portal for reporting and monitoring the progress for managers and upper management. Every plan has some flaws, so if managers feel like they can collaborate on how to better execute SCM and make slight tweaks they will quickly get into team building mode. Overall Med-Tec doesn’t need to just create SCM, they need to breed the culture of SCM which will push out the “fad” mindset. 3. To analyze whether SCM is right thing to do for Med-Tech, Don could create the beginning of a Supply Chain Road Map. First he needs to identify who Med-Tech is and what their purpose is. Then he needs to identify exactly how they fit in as a company currently and where they are falling short. Knowing the facts on what is working correctly and what areas need the most work is extremely important, which can be