REVISION COMMENT:
It was supposed to be answering questions not a paper. Please fix it. Also, please check client’s comments and fix due to them: “I dont see the 3 questions being answered:
• Wearing your manager’s hat, with is your assessment of this company’s performance (at least 2 paragraphs … details!!!)?
• What is your professional opinion (or experience) with Customer, Supplier, and Employee Surveys? How can they be most effective?
• Which measure’s “directional arrow” is pointing the wrong direction?
a manager’s perspective what can we do to get the measure back in line? Give me two specific actions for each RED measure.”
The instructions was to answer each question with a brief answer.
Q1 – Researching Forecasting Technique (4 points)
Forecasting can be described as an art and a science. Give a brief explanation (written answer needed, please, provide a Word file with your work as well) of the best application for the forecasting techniques listed below.
• 3-Month Moving Average
• 6-Month Moving Average
• Linear Regression
• Qualitative – Delphi Technique
Q2 – Balanced Scorecard (9 points)
Chapter 14 (Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management, by Paul Myerson, McGraw Hill, 2012, attached) discusses measurement and balanced scorecards for Supply Chain Management. With the attachment included, answer the following questions. Hint: You may have to do some extra research on Balanced Scorecards, Dashboards, and Visual Management to effectively answer this part of the question.
• Wearing your manager’s hat, with is your assessment of this company’s performance (at least 2 paragraphs … details!!!)?
• What is your professional opinion (or experience) with Customer, Supplier, and Employee Surveys? How can they be most effective?
• Which measure’s “directional arrow” is pointing the wrong direction?
From your answer in 1, and a manager’s perspective what can we do to get the measure back in line? Give me two specific actions for each RED measure.