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Supply chain management questions

Question 1 Select a real passenger car manufacturer and identify its THREE (3) suppliers of parts or components. [100-150 words] (15 marks) Question 2 Company GSC has recorded the sales for seven (7) periods as shown below:

Sub-questions	Marks allocation
(a) Compute the MAD using the Naïve approach for periods 4 to 7.	9 marks
(b) Compute the MAD using the 3-period moving average method for periods 4 to 7.	9 marks
(c) Compute the MAD using the exponential smoothing method with a smoothing constant of 0.3 for periods 4 to 7. Assume the forecast for period 1 is 100 units.	9 marks
(d) Comment on the results obtained in parts (a), (b) and (c). Identify the most accurate method and use it to forecast the demand for period 8.	3 marks
Sub-total	30 marks

Note: Keep the above workings and answers to ONE (1) decimal place. Question 3 Identify ONE (1) industry and discuss how its global supply chain has been disrupted by the Russia and Ukraine war. [150-200 words] (20 marks) Question 4 Identify an existing manufacturer located in Asia and describe its products briefly. Provide FOUR (4) reasons on why the manufacturer is located at that Asian country. [150-200 words] (20 marks) Note: For questions 1, 3 & 4, indicate the words count at the end of your discussion. A maximum of 15 marks will be awarded for the following considerations:

Criteria	Marks
Good organisation and presentation of the report: such as proper cover page and headings etc. Suitable use of diagrams, pictures or photographs for illustrations. Submit ONE (1) document in MS word format.	5 marks
Proper use of academic referencing (APA style). The number of references provided.	5 marks
Proper use of British English, spelling, grammar, punctuations. Use of consistent font type, font size, line spacing etc.	5 marks