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Final Exam (Take-Home) Fall - 2020

The document contains instructions for a take-home final exam in Strategic Supply Chain Management. It consists of 5 questions assessing various aspects of supply chain management, including incoterms, logistics strategies, push/pull boundaries, tracking and tracing goods, and supply chain network diagrams. Students are instructed to answer all questions in structured paragraphs and provide examples, diagrams, and explanations to fully address each question. Answers should be between 100-1000 words depending on the question. Marks are allocated based on originality, comprehensiveness, clarity, reasoning, and logic.

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Final Exam (Take-Home) Fall - 2020

The document contains instructions for a take-home final exam in Strategic Supply Chain Management. It consists of 5 questions assessing various aspects of supply chain management, including incoterms, logistics strategies, push/pull boundaries, tracking and tracing goods, and supply chain network diagrams. Students are instructed to answer all questions in structured paragraphs and provide examples, diagrams, and explanations to fully address each question. Answers should be between 100-1000 words depending on the question. Marks are allocated based on originality, comprehensiveness, clarity, reasoning, and logic.

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Final Exam (Take-Home) Fall - 2020

Subject: Strategic Supply Chain Management


Instructors: Waqar Ahmed Submission Date: 28.02.2021
Program: MBA Max. Marks: 50 x 2
Note: Please Attempt all the questions and carefully read and comply the instructions for each question.

Question Number 1
Some companies import and export flowers worldwide. It is one of the very competitive businesses in the
world. “Fresh Phool” is an international flower company working in Pakistan. It has received a significant
order inquiry for fresh Roses from Bangladesh. What incoterm will the Fresh Phool company be settling
with the buyer? Expalin the reasons for selecting each incoterm.

(Note: Select only one incoterm that you recommend is the most appropriate. Highlight the interest and
concerns of various stakeholders while discussing that incoterm)
(Marks 10)

Answer format: It is preferred that your answers are structured in paragraphs with specific and relevant
heading for each paragraph

Length of the answer: Between 150 and 300 words

Marks distribution of the question is as follows:

Originality, Comprehensiveness & Clarity of explanation: 50%

Reasoning/ Rationality/ Logic: 50%

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Question Number 2

Nowadays business environment is filled with uncertainty. Keeping the logistics operations free from
disruption is one of the biggest challenges for supply chain decision-makers.

In the first wave of Covid, there was a strict lockdown in various parts of the world that has halted the
logistics operations. Fortunately, the world is going back to its normal state. Organizations have learned a
lot from the first wave of COVID19 lockdown. However, there is still some uncertainty about future events.

Consider that you are working as a logistics manager for a manufacturing company. What logistics
strategies and decisions will you take to keep a smooth flow of its materials and products from the suppliers
to the customers keeping that uncertainty in mind?
(Marks 10)

Answer format: It is preferred that your answers are structured in paragraphs with specific and relevant
heading for each paragraph.

Length of the answer: Between 500 and 1000 words

Marks distribution of the question is as follows:

Originality, Comprehensiveness & Clarity of explanation: 75%

Reasoning/ Rationality/ Logic: 25%

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Question number: 3 We know that push strategy in the supply chain refers to the amount of work done
“in anticipation of demand,” also known as “speculative strategy.” Simultaneously, the pull supply chain
strategy is considered “customers’ order-driven strategy,” also known as “reactive strategy.” There is
always a push and pull boundary that separates the push from the pull.
As a supply chain specialist, please give five (05) different and unique examples from industry or
real life to demonstrate the “push and pull boundary.”
(Marks 10)

Answer format: It is preferred that your answers are structured in paragraphs with specific and relevant heading for
each paragraph. It is better if you can draw a diagram to illustrate your examples.

Length of the answer: Between 300 and 600 words

Marks distribution of the question is as follows:

Originality, Comprehensiveness & Clarity of explanation: 75%

Reasoning/ Rationality/ Logic: 25%

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Question number: 4 Transportation is the movement of material from one place to another. In
supply chain management, the material usually travels from various place through various
organizations and aimed to reach at the right time, to the right place, in the right quantity with the
right condition and paperwork, etc.
What are the different purposes and uses of tracking and tracing the goods and services while
managing the supply chain? Provide examples to endorse your answer.
(Marks 10)

Answer format: It is preferred that your answers are structured in paragraphs with specific and relevant heading for
each paragraph.

Length of the answer: Between 200 and 500 words

Marks distribution of the question is as follows:

Originality, Comprehensiveness & Clarity of explanation: 50%

Reasoning/ Rationality/ Logic: 50%

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Question number: 5 Consider any manufacturing organization working in Pakistan. Draw their existing
necessary logistical arrangement through a simple “node and link diagram.” This means you need to
mention where their facilities are and how they are connected with each other. Moreover, with that
diagram's help, explain the flow of goods from the supplier to the customer.
(Hint 1: Just mention key suppliers, plant location, warehouses, and key territories where they move
their goods for their customers. When the use point to point strategy and when they opt hub and spoke
Hint 2: For gathering such necessary information, you need to ask few basic questions from any
professional you know)

(Marks 10)

Answer format: Diagram could be like this… (But you have to label it properly for clarity)

Length of the answer: Between 100 and 300 words

Marks distribution of the question is as follows:

Originality, Comprehensiveness & Clarity of explanation: 75%

Reasoning/ Rationality/ Logic: 25%

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