Blozis Essay

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MGMT 5007: Third Party Logistics and Distribution Centre Mgt Assignment-1 BLOZIS COMPANY Submitted to: Submitted by: Neda Onaran Gagandeep Singh Student No. 4231851 1. If you were the supply manager, what recommendations would you have made? Answer: In order to address the inefficiencies in Blozis Company’s Supply chain department, I recommend that the roles and responsibilities of the supply department as well as the stock room personnel and receiving area be clearly defined. All personnel must be properly trained according to the duties that they are expected to perform and must only perform duties that are within their area of responsibility. 2. At what points does this supply department exhibits weak control over (a) materials and (b) overall supply management performance? Answer: As the supply manager, I see several inefficiencies that are costing the company time and money. (a)The supply department exhibits weak control over materials at the point where receipt report is not ALWAYS created, and when the expediter picks up the goods directly from the supplier and delivers them tpo the plant there is no paper trail to show that the goods were received. (b) The department also exhibits weak control over overall supply management performance through the entire supply process: * Requisitions are being submitted without a requirement for support from management. * The supply department has to rely on others from outside the department to decipher the technical specifications for complex orders. * The expediter who is not even part of supply department is being allowed to issue purchase orders * Orders are not being placed in a timely fashion * Receiving and inspection are not being consistently performed in an orderly manner. 3. How could these weaknesses be corrected? Answer: I would suggest there should be introduction

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