This document provides instructions for Assignment-1, which is due on March 16, 2018. Students should not copy or allow others to copy their work. Those who submit identical assignments will receive 0 marks. For Assignment-1a, students from companies dealing with physical products should draw their supply chain network, include key details, and suggest improvements. For Assignment-1b, students should map the supply chains of two sectors and identify metrics and sources of uncertainty for each. The submission should include all requested diagrams, tables, and analyses.

1. Assignment-1
 Do not delete any slide, including this one.
 Do not change the sequence of slides of this PPT.
 Feel free to insert additional slides.
 Type/Paste in the space provided in this PPT and submit the PPT on Taxila
as Assignment-1.
 Last date- 16 March, 2018, Friday. (10 days + Two days for server/
internet/ personal problems). Last date will not be extended.
 Maximum marks-5.

2. Do not copy or allow copying
 In the last semester students who submitted copied/identical
assignments/slides were awarded 0 marks.
 I will not try to establish whose slides are original/copied.
 If 0 marks get awarded-
 Do not plead for relaxation
 Do not defend unless you are sure that- you have not copied or other
student(s) have not intentionally/unintentionally copied your work.

3. Your details
Details Type here
Your ID Number
Your name
Your BITS email Id
Your company name
Your City/Town/Township
Your Division/Department
Major projects/ products/ services/
activities in which you are involved

4. Do Assignment-1a or Assignment-1b

5. Assignment-1a
This assignment is recommended for students whose companies deal with production/
distribution of physical products and materials.

6. Assignment # 1a
Draw distribution (sales) and/or supply (purchases) network of
major product(s)/component(s)/raw material of your company.
 (include in the network or in a table locations and number of plants/
suppliers/ subcontractors/ distributors/ wholesalers/ ports/ warehouses,
volume handled by them, etc).
Values of 3-6 supply chain drivers in any month/quarter/year.
Suggestions for improving the supply chain network

7. Description
Briefly describe the supply chain

8. Network diagrams/maps of supply chain
Draw/paste flow chart(s) of the existing supply chain network/maps here.

9. Supply chain drivers
Values of 3-6 supply chain drivers in any month/quarter/year

10. Improving the supply chain network
Suggestions for improving the supply chain network

11. Assignment-1b
This assignment is recommended for students whose companies do not deal with
production/ distribution of physical products and materials.

12. Assignment-1b
 Take any two sectors (cement/ automobiles/ oil/ bottled drinking water,
garments/ furniture/ refrigerators, etc) and draw their distribution/supply
networks.
 Comment on their supply chain uncertainty
 Identify 4 or more supply chain metrics of each sector’s supply chain.

13. Supply chain network-1
Draw/Paste supply chain network of sector-1

14. Supply chain network-2
Draw/Paste supply chain network of sector-2

15. Supply Chain uncertainty
Comment on supply chain uncertainty in terms of following attributes-
Attribute Sector-1 Sector-2
Quantity of product needed in
each lot
Response time that customers
are willing to tolerate
Variety of products needed
Service level required
Desired rate of innovation in
the product

16. Supply Chain metrics
Sector-1
Sector-2