team members to work where they were strong even if it wasn’t always within the boundaries of our original work breakdown structure. As far as understanding the specific functions of a supply chain, we had a lot to learn. Only one of our four team members had any prior exposure to supply chain management. We broke down a supply chain into the elements we saw critical to success, and realized that the current processes at The Landings St. Lucia were missing a few critical steps necessary for a seamless supply chain. We ascertained that information sharing between the island and home office needed to be employed so that accurate forecasting methods could better analyze the demand of the resort across seasons. Forecasting is the first step in understanding the needs around which to design a supply chain. We also realized that importation into developing, protectionist countries is a very complex process and the advisory counsel of customs brokers would be critical, especially in the early implementation of a supply chain that involves importation. The beauty of this course is that learning arose from first-hand experience. We did need to read a fair amount in order to fully develop our research, and our writing skills were put to use in the compilation of documents. We were even tested, but not through multiple-choice questions. Instead, our commitment and work ethic was tested every week by the fact that let down was never an option and there was always a new hurdle to overcome and information to obtain or analyze.
team members to work where they were strong even if it wasn’t always within the boundaries of our original work breakdown structure. As far as understanding the specific functions of a supply chain, we had a lot to learn. Only one of our four team members had any prior exposure to supply chain management. We broke down a supply chain into the elements we saw critical to success, and realized that the current processes at The Landings St. Lucia were missing a few critical steps necessary for a seamless supply chain. We ascertained that information sharing between the island and home office needed to be employed so that accurate forecasting methods could better analyze the demand of the resort across seasons. Forecasting is the first step in understanding the needs around which to design a supply chain. We also realized that importation into developing, protectionist countries is a very complex process and the advisory counsel of customs brokers would be critical, especially in the early implementation of a supply chain that involves importation. The beauty of this course is that learning arose from first-hand experience. We did need to read a fair amount in order to fully develop our research, and our writing skills were put to use in the compilation of documents. We were even tested, but not through multiple-choice questions. Instead, our commitment and work ethic was tested every week by the fact that let down was never an option and there was always a new hurdle to overcome and information to obtain or analyze.
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