The trade-off between transportation and inventory costs is significant when designing a supply chain network. Two fundamental supply chain decisions involving this trade-off are Choice of Transportation Mode and Inventory aggregation. Design a complete supply chain network for a FMCG company based in Pakistan. However, suppliers are both local and international but the distribution is confined in Pakistan only. This is a push-based industry and business model is horizontal. You are required to do the following activities and don’t write anything in detail. Use bullet points to answer. Identify the types of inventory at each stage of value chain

The trade-off between transportation and inventory costs is significant when designing a supply chain network. Two fundamental supply chain decisions involving this trade-off are Choice of Transportation Mode and Inventory aggregation. Design a complete supply chain network for a FMCG company based in Pakistan. However, suppliers are both local and international but the distribution is confined in Pakistan only. This is a push-based industry and business model is horizontal. You are required to do the following activities and don’t write anything in detail. Use bullet points to answer. Identify the types of inventory at each stage of value chain

Contemporary Marketing

18th Edition

ISBN:9780357033777

Author:Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz

Publisher:Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz

Chapter15: Distribution Channels And Supply Chain Management

Section15.7: Accomplishing The Priorities Of A Supply Chain

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