Integrated Logistics for Dep/Gard

Integrated Logistics for DEP/GARD

MGT 309

Introduction of the Case

The following case of the Integrated Logistics for DuPont Engineering Polymer (DEP) and Gard Automotive Manufacturing (GARD), in which will present some issues at hand as well as some possible ways of dealing and solving them. The following information is a DEP/GARD supply chain as well as statistics of companies who provides the necessary compounds for the manufacturing of DEP’s products.

Company 1 Company 2 Company 3 Company 4 Company 5 Company 6

A 60% A 25% A 15% C 60% E 60% C 25%

B 60% B 25% B 15% D 60% F 60% D 25 %

E 15% C 15% E 25%

F 15% D 15% F 25%

GARD

GARD

DEP

Truck

DEP

Truck

Warehouse

Warehouse

Production/

Manufacturing

Production/

Manufacturing

DEP

Receiving

DEP

Receiving

The stages I consider could add value are the manufacturing and the delivery of products in DEP trucks. I consider that the stages that will not add value to the business will be the dwell time from manufacturing to warehouse to trucks. Another issue I could consider to not add value is the manner in which orders are received, ie. fax and or phone to then be put into a computer could cause the delay on orders. This could be a big problem if the company employees lack discipline in maintaining a good flow of order input to the computer, in order to prevent such orders to be forgotten and not input in to the system. It is imperative that a business evolves with technology as technology continues to advance. Failure to do so could be catastrophic for the establishment of such business as a solid and reliable enterprise or company. The Internet has added a new dimension to the interface between firms and customers (Bowersox, Closs, Cooper, Bowersox, 2013, p.14).

Using the primary DEP suppliers 60 percent of business cycle of I can conclude that the minimum performance cycle for the...