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1. Capella MBA6125 Entire Course Discussions & Assignment
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Capella MBA6125 Unit 2 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
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Third Party Logistics
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Briefly describe the basic types of third party logistics (3PL) organizations
 Identify some of the best practices that leading companies using 3PLs have embraced
 What value-added considerations would you take into account when considering the use
of a 3PL?
 Which 3PL would provide the most suitable service to your organization?
 What 3PLs does your organization currently use? (If your organization does not use the
services of a 3PL, consider the operations where a 3PL could be used) What other 3PLs
could you recommend to your management?
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Evaluate whether the 3PLs used at your peer’s organization would be suitable in yours
 Do you agree with your peer’s assessment of 3PLs in his or her organization? Explain
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
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Trends and Security Issues with Logistics

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How can information logistics technology be used to facilitate real-time decision-making in your
organization’s logistics network?
 Describe how IT logistics technology is currently used in your organization, and how its
use can it be improved or expanded
 In what ways has the logistics technology added value to your organization? Quantify
this value in terms of tangible and intangible results
 Identify some of the best practices that leading companies using logistics technology
have embraced
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Do you agree with your peer’s assessment of the potential for logistics technology in his
or her organization? Explain
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
Capella MBA6125 Unit 3 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
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Forecasting and the Economic Environment
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Identify changes in forecasting methodologies and approaches (for practices such as contracting,
advanced payments, outsourcing to fix a price, continuous and fixed budgeting, simulations, or
regression analysis) that have been influenced by current economic conditions
Has the current economic environment changed your organization’s forecasting approaches to
logistics within the supply chain?
 If so: Describe at least one new approach that is a specific result of the changes in the
current economic environment How is this change unique to these times? Will these
changes help to maintain your organization’s competitive edge?
 If not: Would you recommend the implementation of new forecasting approaches? In
what ways might a continuation of past techniques and approaches be dysfunctional?
Briefly describe one specific new approach you would recommend

3. Identify some of the best practices that leading companies are using in the area of logistics
forecasting
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Do you agree with your peer’s assessment of the value of new or potential forecasting
approaches in his or her organization? Explain
 How would you recommend your peer’s organization change its approach?
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
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Levels of Customer Service
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Has the philosophy that there are different levelsof customers had any material effect on the
value of your organization’s customer service?
 Identify and explain the different levels of customer service in your organization
 How are these differing levels associated with the cost-benefit financial approach?
 Is there a financial rationale for designating these differing levels? Can this be
quantified?
 Has any aspect of the different levels approach been negative to the customer, or to the
organization?
Describe some of the best practices that leading companies using unique approaches to customer
service have embraced
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Do you agree or disagree with your peer’s assessment of the use and value of the
different levels of customer service? Explain
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
Capella MBA6125 Unit 4 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December

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Declines in Inventory Costs and Levels
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According to your reading for this unit in Chapter 9 of the Coyle text, inventory costs and levels
have declined in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP), in recent years
Carrying high levels of inventory can be costly and risky While products sit on shelves,
opportunities and financing might be missed Pilferage is a potential risk Over time, the product
could become obsolete
Today, organizations are developing techniques to reduce the levels of inventory they must
maintain, and their associated costs For example, one evolving trend is to maintain showroom
inventory Approaches such as in-transit replenishment stock and point-of-sale reordering also
reduce stagnant inventory costs
How have new approaches influenced inventory information delivery in your organization?
 Investigate and identify any significant declines in inventory costs and levels for your
organization over the span of the past 20 years
 How have costs of carrying high levels of inventory (such as financing, opportunity,
obsolescence, and pilferage) in your organization changed?
 Suggest at least one reason for any apparent decreases in costs or levels of inventory
 What benefits can you attribute to these declines?
Discuss some of the best practices that leading companies, using unique approaches to logistics
and inventory management, have embraced
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Compare how inventory processes in your peer’s organization have changed with how
your organization’s inventory processes has changed Identify specific examples
 Do you agree or disagree with your peer’s assessment of the changes in his or her
organization due to new inventory approaches?
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
Reference

5. Coyle, J J, Langley, C J, Jr, Novack, R A, & Gibson, B J (2013) Supply chain management: A
logistics perspective(9th ed) Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning
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Costs of Transportation
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Historically, in the United States, the use of trucking has vastly outweighed the use of other
modes of transportation With fuel prices on the rise today, and given current economic
conditions, it is likely that there will be both short- and long-term changes ahead
 What potential changes do you see in the preferred modes of transportation for your
industry sector? Specify any evolving trends you can see
 Identify the mode of transportation most used by your organization Can you discern any
potential areas for improvement? For example, might rail be more cost-effective than
trucking (assuming that customer demand can be satisfied)?
 Identify any challenges that less-versatile, less-capable companies may face, if they
cannot be flexible in embracing new modes of transportation
 Describe some of the best practices, in the area of transportation mode utilization, that
leading companies in your industry have embraced
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 How is your peer’s industry affected differently from yours by transportation costs? How
are the effects similar?
 Do you agree or disagree with your peer’s assessment of the transportation changes ahead
in his or her organization? Try to extend the conversation
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
Capella MBA6125 Unit 5 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
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Logistics-supply Chain Network Design
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6. Describe how a properly designed logistics-supply chain network could benefit an organization
How can improved design create value in customer service, lower costs, and promote timely
delivery? Redesigning the supply chain network can provide a key competitive advantage
Identify a least one way your organization could benefit from a supply chain network redesign
Discuss at least one example of an area of opportunity for improvement Describe how a redesign
might favor your organization’s competitive advantage, from a strategic position
Identify some of the best practices that leading companies using supply chain network redesign
have embraced
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Do you agree with your peer’s assessment of the redesign potential in his or her
organization? Explain
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
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Supplier Qualifications and Certifications
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In order to ensure the value and quality of their products or services, many organizations are
promoting the use of formal qualifications and certifications for their suppliers New evaluation
approaches, such as those developed by TQM, Six Sigma, and ISO, offer improved value and
quality assurance
 Identify the current qualification and certification process in your organization What are
the criteria used to qualify a supplier? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the
existing process? Are there specific changes that you could recommend?
 Select one approach (TQM, Six Sigma, or ISO) and describe how it could benefit your
organization and add value to your customer’s experience
 Identify best practices that leading companies in your industry have embraced in the area
of supplier qualifications and certifications
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:

7.  Do you agree with your peer’s assessment of the use of supplier qualifications and
certifications in his or her organization? Explain
 Consider the approach chosen by your peer to benefit his or her organization In your
opinion, would a different approach for your peer’s organization be better? Why or why
not?
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
Capella MBA6125 Unit 6 Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2016 December
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Reverse Logistics
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Consider ways in which reverse logistics has impacted your life, as a consumer How has reverse
logistics affected you as a member of your organization or industry? Briefly describe potential
areas for improvement within your organization or industry
Identify a process within your organization that frequently lends itself to reverse logistics Do the
costs of continuing this process exceed the benefits?
Describe some of the opportunities and challenges you see in this topic, from the logistical
standpoints of both manufacturers and retailers
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Do you agree with your peer’s assessment reverse logistics in his or her organization?
Explain
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
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Trends and Transformations
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How can your organization use effective logistics in supply chain management to maintain a
competitive edge and enhance its financial posture in the future? What might your organization
do differently to increase its market share?

8. Identify one key factor you would advise your management to focus on in the organization’s
growth strategy Consider, for example, how customer service could be improved
Many growth strategies divide plans into short-term and long-term segments
 What specific tactics would you employ for your key factor during the short term?
Explain
 What specific tactics would you employ for your key factor during the long term?
Explain
Briefly describe best practices that you see leading companies in your industry implementing
now Would these best practices also benefit your organization?
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers For each response, include the following:
 Do you agree with your peer’s assessment of the best plans for the future of his or her
organization? Explain
 What additional comments, suggestions, or experiences can you share with your peer?
Capella MBA6125 Unit 1 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Bank Process Simulation
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Refer to your reading for this unit in the Hartvigsen text (Chapter 1 and Chapter 2) for a
conceptual explanation of process simulation and SimQuick
Use the SimQuick Excel file to complete Exercise 1 (u01a1): ‘A Bank’found on pg 33 of the
SimQuick 3/e booklet The Excel file is needed to run the Unit-1: u01a1 Bank Process
Simulation Run 100 simulations and report the results for; 1 & 2 Tellers as illustrated on pg 32
Complete only “part-a” for this activity and summarize your findings, along with a
recommendation, in a short explanation of the “overall mean cycle times” by teller
For the Unit-4: u04a1 Reorder Point Simulation, complete the Exercise 14, found on the top of
page 63 of the SimQuick 3/e Run 100 Simulations for each Order Size, and report and interpret
your findings, paying particular attention to Ordering & Holding Costs
Submityour simulation results in the assignment area
Capella MBA6125 Unit 2 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December

9. Strategic Profit Model Case Study
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Refer to your reading for this unit in the Coyle text for this assignment Read “Paper2Gocom,” on
page 176 In a 1–3 page paper, answer the two case questions Search the Internet for background
information on Paper2Gocom to support your responses You are encouraged to refer to the
organization’s own Web site Cite the resources you use in APA format
Submityour case question responses in the assignment area
Project Proposal
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For the first assignment in the project, identify your chosen organization and select a process to
address Since you will only have six weeks to work on this project, be careful to select an issue
of appropriate scope
You are probably already aware of processes in your chosen organization that require attention
You may even have ideas for potential improvements If you are not familiar with any logistic
process issues, you may want to begin by researching recent feedback from both satisfied and
dissatisfied customers You will likely uncover a number of potential processes that require
attention You might consider:
 Talking with managers and staff in your customer relations or customer service
department
 Reviewing customer surveys
 Interviewing a few key people involved in customer-facing processes
Elements of the Proposal Submission
For the LIP project proposal, identify and describe a logistics process that could be improved in
your chosen organization
1 Provide a short summary of the organization, with information such as:
o The organization name
o Number of years in business
o A brief synopsis of the range of products and services it provides

10. Please be as thorough in your description as possible Note:If confidentiality is a concern,
disguise the organization name and data
2 Use the Candidate Identification Worksheet (see resources) to identify at least three logistics
processes you might address for your project Complete the worksheet and select an appropriate
candidate from that list Include a copy of your worksheet in the proposal submission
3 Write a brief description of the logistical process you would like to improve Describe the
change you would like to make
Your proposal should be approximately 1–3 pages long (excluding the Candidate Identification
Worksheet) and should be formatted according to APA (6th Edition) style
Be certain to read the entire project description and the grading criteria to understand what you
are expected to do If you have any questions, take advantage of your avenues of communication
(including the course discussions and instructor feedback) to obtain clarification
Submityour proposal and worksheet for instructor approval in the assignment area
Capella MBA6125 Unit 3 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
“Tires for You” Case Study
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Refer to your reading for this unit in the Coyle text for this assignment Read the “Tires for You,
Inc (TFY) Case Study,” on page 251 In a 2–4 page paper, answer the four forecasting activity
case questions
As you answer the questions, relate the TFY story to any similar experiences you have had in an
organization (You may choose any organization about which you have sufficient knowledge to
compare, including the organization with which you are currently employed, a former employer,
or the organization you have chosen to study for your project)
Submityour case question responses in the assignment area
Capella MBA6125 Unit 4 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Reorder Point Simulation
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Refer to your reading for this unit in the Hartvigsen text (Chapter 3) for a conceptual explanation
of process simulation and SimQuick

11. Use the SimQuick Excel file to complete Exercise 14 (u04a1): ‘An Electronics Superstore –
Inventorying Problem’found at the top of pg 63 of the SimQuick 3/e booklet
For the Unit-4: Exercise 14, complete Exercise 14 and run 100 Simulations for each Order Size
(see table on top of pg 63), and report and interpret your findings, paying particular attention to
Ordering & Holding Costs
Your recommendation must be based on “minimizing Ordering & Handling Costs” Justify your
recommendation
Submityour simulation results in the assignment area
Capella MBA6125 Unit 4 Assignment 2 latest 2016 December
Project Update
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The second component of your course project is an update of your progress on the LIP project
Remember that you are expected to develop your project independently throughout the course,
using the project description as a guide At this time, you should be developing an analysis of the
logistics process you identified for your project Based on the information you have gathered, use
measurements tools and techniques to demonstrate the existing process and describe the
improved process you will propose
You are not expected to have your LIP project entirely completed for this update assignment, but
you are asked to submit preliminary work corresponding to each of the following elements of the
final project submission:
 A problem statement– Describe the issue your plan would address Include some
background on the problem How long has the issue been occurring? How is it important
to the organization? Provide relevant historical data
 Data and measurements– Use some of the following measurement tools and techniques
to present the data you have gathered thus far:
o A fishbone diagram– Use a fishbone diagram to examine the causes of the issue
o A flowchart, table, or another chart– You are highly encouraged to include a
before-and-after flowchart or another visual representation of the existing and
proposed logistics process
o Note:You will be required to submit at least three measurement tools for the final
project submission and to incorporate your findings from the tools into your plan
One of the measurement tools must be a fishbone diagram

12.  Causes and effects discussion– Use the data you have collected and your measurements
to describe what caused the existing situation and how the issue affects the process and
the organization
 A cost-benefits summary– If possible, base your cost-benefits summary on actual
information If not, base it on your anticipated information
 A conclusionaddressing the following:
o Implications– Consider what could happen if the issue continues as it is—and
what could happen if it is improved What are some potential general business
results? What impact might there be on business relationships? What specific
results are you anticipating, at this stage of the investigation?
o Desired outcome– How will resolving this issue change the process? What
competitive advantage(s) will this change yield? How will it impact stakeholders?
What financial benefits do you anticipate?
Include at least one supporting reference to materials outside the course—ideally more than one
Use APA style and formatting for your references Your paper should be approximately 2–3
typed, double-spaced pages in length, in addition to your data measurement tools and any
additional attachments Refer to the LIP Update scoring guide to learn how you will be assessed
on this assignment
You will continue to expand on this work for the final submission Again, it is not necessary for
these elements to be entirely completed at this time; the purpose of this update is to demonstrate
your progress and to enable your instructor to provide constructive feedback The closer your
project is to completion now, the higher the quality of feedback you will receive You will
incorporate that feedback in your final submission
Submityour LIP Project Update in the assignment area
Capella MBA6125 Unit 5 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Fireside Tire Organization Case Study
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Refer to your reading for this unit in the Coyle text for this assignment Read the “Fireside Tire
Organization (FTC) Case Study,” on pages 547–548 in your text In a 2–4 page paper, answer the
three case questions
As you answer the questions, relate the FTC story to any similar experiences you have had in an
organization (You may choose any organization about which you have sufficient knowledge to
compare, including the organization with which you are currently employed, a former employer,
or the organization you have chosen to study for your project)

13. Submityour case question responses in the assignment area
Capella MBA6125 Unit 6 Assignment 1 latest 2016 December
Logistics Improvement Plan
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For this final assignment, submit:
1 Your final logistics improvement plan
2 An executive summary of your plan
The final plan should include all of the research and groundwork you have completed thus far
However, it should be more than a compilation of the individual project components—it should
constitute a comprehensive plan It should incorporate feedback you have received on individual
project components It should also present the tools, techniques, and methodologies covered
throughout the course
Submit an executive summary of your LIP as a separate, stand-alone document The executive
summary should be addressed to a management team of principal stakeholders Provide a brief
synopsis of the plan you propose, justified by the data you have collected and processed
Refer to the Logistics Improvement Plan project description for complete instructions on
submitting the final project Be certain to read the entire project description and the grading
criteria to understand what you are expected to submit If you have any questions, take advantage
of your avenues of communication (including the course discussions and instructor feedback) to
obtain clarification
Submityour final Logistics Improvement Plan project in the assignment area