UCLA Business Lean Supply Chain & Location Logistics Questions
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Total points: 6
Use the following information sources for this assignment:
1. Article by Michael E. Porter (Location, Competition, and Economic
Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy) (https://doiorg.libproxy.uww.edu:9443/10.1177/089124240001400105).
2. List/Location of suppliers to Honda Lincoln Assembly Plant in Alabama
https://www.madeinalabama.com/assets/2013/01/hondamaplist05-1211.pdf
3. List/Location of suppliers to Mercedes Benz Assembly Plant in Alabama
https://www.madeinalabama.com/assets/2013/01/mercedeslistmap10-2312.pdf
Discuss three specific advantages (using Michael Porteràarticle on Clusters)
that justify the location of suppliers of Honda and Mercedes Benz in the form of
clusters in Alabama.
Advantage #1:
Advantage #2:
Advantage #3:
Concept Assignment #2 (Lean Supply Chains)
Total points: 6
NOTE: Use the template/space below to submit your answers.
Explain (in detail) the following Lean Supply Chain Design Principles:
a) JIT Production (2 points)
b) Uniform plant loading
c) Discuss two examples of ways of reducing setup times in any
manufacturing or service process. (2 points)
Example #1:
Example #2:
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