{"id":21579,"date":"2023-06-07T20:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/case-study-the-realco-breadmaster-and-supply-chain-challenges-in-post-earthquake-japan\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T20:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:27:54","slug":"case-study-the-realco-breadmaster-and-supply-chain-challenges-in-post-earthquake-japan","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/case-study-the-realco-breadmaster-and-supply-chain-challenges-in-post-earthquake-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: The Realco Breadmaster and Supply-Chain Challenges in Post-Earthquake Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Supplement your answers with scholarly research. Each case study should be addressed in five pages, with a total paper length of 10, not counting the title page and references.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Chapter 12 Case Study: The Realco Breadmaster<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Create a master production schedule for the breadmaker in the case that considers production levels, demand for the product, and the best business strategy for the situation presented. Consider the below bullet points.\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What do the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look like?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Has Realco \u201coverpromised\u201d?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your view, should Realco update either the forecast or the production numbers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Jack\u2019s approach, considering how master scheduling can improve the process, and considering the organizational changes needed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process. Consider the below bullet points.\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are the advantages? The disadvantages?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How would formal master scheduling improve this process?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What organizational changes would be required?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Examine the impact of refusing a customer\u2019s order because of lack of supply of the product versus accepting the order and failing to deliver\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are the implications for master scheduling?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the impact on average inventory levels and production if Realco produces 20,000 breadmakers every week rather than 40,000 every other week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Chapter 13 Case Study: Supply-Chain Challenges in Post-Earthquake Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the supply chain used in the Japanese auto industry before the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Evaluate whether Toyota\u2019s plan for a &#8220;foolproof&#8221; supply chain is consistent with the Lean production philosophy.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Offer a recommendation and plan for the supply chain strategy for Toyota.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Examine the impact Toyota\u2019s plan will have on the way it handles relationship management in its supply chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Final Paper<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Must be 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">APA Style.<\/em><\/span><\/a>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Each case study should be five pages in length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Must include a separate title page with the following:\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Title of paper in bold font\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Student\u2019s name<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Name of institution<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Course name and number<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructor\u2019s name<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Due date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Must utilize academic voice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supplement your answers with scholarly research. Each case study should be addressed in five pages, with a total paper length of 10, not counting the title page and references. 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