Logistics and supply chain analytics tutorial questions
1) Discuss the applicability of porter’s five forces model to logistics and supply chain analytics.
2) You are the Director of Chipaz Breweries, manufacturers of lager beer in Zimbabwe. Explain
why you would use a specific theory to inform formulation of a make strategy.
3) One of the key objectives of the second republic in Zimbabwe is to be an Upper MiddleIncome economy by 2030. This can only be achieved with a sound logistics and supply chain
analytics capability. Discuss the role of logistics and supply chain analytics in achieving the
objective.
4) Craft a return strategy for an organisation of your choice.
5) Gobeer is a registered sorghum beer manufacturing company in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
However, during the economic meltdown in 2008 they shut down their operations due to
raw materials challenges. Now with the revitalised agricultural sector, they have decided to
restart operations. You have been identified as the logistics and supply chain director.
Design their network.
6) If you where hired and the CEO of Telecel Zimbabwe, how would you rejuvenate their
fortunes from a logistics and supply chain perspective?