Supply Chain Defense Mba 550

Supply Chain Defense

J C

University of Phoenix

RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION

MBA550

Andrew Carpenter

Aug 09, 2007

Abstract

The following literature presents Kuiper Leda; an electronic manufacture company who implemented a set of methods and changes in order to accomplish competitive advantages. These methods helped the company deal with industrial challenges, such as excess manufacture capability, lack of inventory management, fluctuating demands, supplier consolidation and technology. Furthermore, provided metrics to help measure and align its business strategy.

Supply Chain Defense

Supply Chain Overview

Kuiper Leda Inc. is an electronic manufacture company located in the Republic of Novamia, which specializes in the production of electronic control units and sensors for the automobile industry. For the past 10 years Kuiper Leda has been very successful to the point of reaching 400 million dollars in revenue after an investment of just 100 million a decade ago. Kuiper Leda strong base technology in the ECUs, Microchips and RFID (Radio frequency identification) tags has open new door to the international market (University of Phoenix, 2006).Although Kuiper Leda is smaller than its competitor, it is recognized for their quality and delivery capabilities. Managers are aware of such reputation and understand that such industry demands scale of operation, capacity management and a proper delivery process. Therefore, managers are constantly looking at different of ways of improvement in order to achieve such demands. By looking at Kuiper Leda previous Challenges, solutions implemented and measuring techniques vendors will conclude that Kuiper Leda is prepare for scale of operations.

Supply Chain Challenges and Solution

Challenges

1. Sudden Increase in demand has cause Kuiper Leda to excess its Manufacture capacity in ECU and RFID.

2. Lack of Inventory Management Plan to deal with excess stock and production.

3. Fluctuating demand caused managers to overhaul distribution system.

4. Rationalize supplier base in