INTE Exam Dumps : Supply Management Integration

XYZ, Inc. notices that one of its suppliers has been failing to achieve on-time delivery, even though XYZ sends it a 6-month projected order forecast every month. The supplier claims that it takes nine months to receive important raw materials, and that this causes the poor delivery performance. Nevertheless, XYZ must continue purchasing from this supplier, as it is a sole supplier. Given this situation, which of following is the BEST course of action for XYZ to take?

DEF, Inc. is in the ramp-up phase of a unique medical device. The device has a two-year life expectancy. The sales forecast for the ramp-up period is as follows:

MonthJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb

Unit Sales1001502006001,4002,2004,00010,000

Demand after February is expected to remain at 10,000 units per month for several months, then decrease gradually. The units are small, and thus maintaining an inventory of up to 10,000 units is possible.

There are only three suppliers capable of providing the specialized component critical to this product. The production capacities of these suppliers are as follows:

•Supplier X has a capacity of 500 units per month at a cost of S20 per unit, representing 80% of its total business

•Supplier Y has a capacity of 2,000 units per month at a cost of S2O.5O per unit, representing 50% of its total business

•Supplier Z has a capacity of 20,000 units per month at a cost of $20.70 per unit, representing 10% of its total business

Two of these companies—Supplier X and Supplier Y—are minority businesses.

Given this situation, DEF should contract with

A company finds that delays and cost overruns are creating problems in its service contracts. To improve this situation, which of the following should the firm do FIRST?