1. BUSI200 - Supply Chain Management Assignment
CELINA ALVAREZ, BRIGHTON CROZIER, SPENCER ERNEST-RITCHIE
1. Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council – video
i. Job titles:Data Administrator,ContainerLiftOperator,DistributionCentre TeamLeader,
OrderPicker,ManufacturingTechnologist,Material Handler,TransportationPlanner,
Economist,Purchaser,Shipper/Receiver,Courier, DemandManager,Information
SystemsManager, BusinessAnalyst, InventoryManager, Logistician,ProcessEngineer,
Longshore Worker,IT Specialist,Route Scheduler,EquipmentOperator,Purchasing
Agent,HR Specialist,MasterScheduler,LiftTruckOperator,FacilityOperations
ii. Demand Manager – managesa regularforecastingprocess,ensuresdataintegrityand
quality,reviewsandanalyzesforecastresults,establishesandmaintainsforecast
performance measurementandevaluation,assistsindevelopingstrategies,policies,
objectivesof SalesandOperationsPlanning,andco-ordinateswithbusinessmanagers
Logistician– responsiblefordevelopingandmanagingthe systemthatgetsproducts
fromthe suppliertothe manufacturertothe consumer,overseestransportation,
inventory,andshipmentof products,responsible fornegotiatingcontractswith
suppliersandtransportationcompanies,improveefficiencyandspeedof shipments
while reducingcost
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2. 3. Types Differences Examples
Private Warehouse - warehouses that bind firms to locations that - Kingston Oilfiled
maynot be suitable years later Services Private Ltd
- automatedinventoryprocesses withno-to-
minimal security
- computerizedsystems andprocesses for supply
chainmanagement acrosscompanyto company
Third Party Logistics - multiple logistics services (that are providedby - KEDCO – ABF
(3PL) the provider) to integrate services suchas trans- Service Centre
portation, warehousing, cross-docking, inventory Kingston, Ontario
management, packaging, andfreight forwarding
Distribution Centre - assembles andredistributes merchandise - TDL Group Ltd –
in smaller quantities andfor shorter periods of Tim Hortons
time
- can be refrigerated
4. Reverse Supply Chain – Summary Report
“Reverse SupplyChain”consistsof asequence of activitiesrequiredtosalvage ausedproductor
returnfrom a customerandeitherreuse itor dispose of it.Reverse supplychainsare becoming
an essential partof business.Sometimes,becauseof environmental regulationsorconsumer
pressures,companiesare forcedtosetup reverse supplychains.Butsome companiesare taking
the initiative because of the opportunitytoreduce operatingcostsbyreusingproducts. There
are newbusinessesthatare usingreverse supplychainsasan integral partof theirbusiness.
Whenfacingthe challengesof establishingareverse supplychain,ithelpstotake a lookat its
five keycomponents:
Product Acquisition– the quality,quantity,andtimingof productreturnsmustbe carefully
managed
Reverse Logistics – once productsare collected,theyneedtobe transportedtofacilitiesfor
inspection,sorting,anddisposition
Inspectionand Disposition– the testing,sorting,andgradingof returnedproducts;businesses
shouldmake dispositiondecisionsbasedonquality,productconfiguration,orothervariables
Reconditioning– companiescancapture value fromreturnedproductsbyextractingand
reconditioningpartsforreuse orby completelyremanufacturingthe productsforresale
Distributionand Sales – if a companyplansto sell arecycledproduct, theyneed todetermine
whetherthere isdemandforitor whetheranew marketmustbe created
In general,the mostsuccessful companies closelycoordinatetheirreverse supplychainswith
theirforwardsupplychains,creatingaclosed-loopsystem.
Example of local businessusingreversesupplychain: StewardshipOntario – “The Blue Box”
and “Orange Drop” Programs

3. Sources Cited
Guide Jr., V. D., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (n.d.). The Reverse Supply Chain.Harvard
Business Review. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://hbr.org/2002/02/the-
reverse-supply-chain/ar/1
Murray, M. (n.d.). Selecting A Third Party Logistics (3PL) Provider. About.comIndustry:
Logistics/ SupplyChain.Retrieved February 1, 2014, from
http://logistics.about.com/od/strategicsupply
SUPPLY CHAIN VIDEOS AND WEBINARS. (n.d.). Canadian Supply Chain Sector
Council. Retrieved January 29, 2014, from
http://www.supplychaincanada.org/en/video
Stewardship Ontario. (n.d.). Stewardship Ontario. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from
http://www.stewardshipontario.ca/
Tuckwell,K. J. (2013). Thinkmarketing. Don Mills, Ont.: Pearson Canada.
Wisner, J.D., Tan, K., & Leong, G. K. (2005). Principles of SupplyChain Management:A
BalancedApproach.Mason, Ohio: Thomson South-Western.