Description
For this assignment, you are to answer the questions posed in Case 4.1: Home Depot’s Supply Chain Transformation, located on pg. 131 in your text, which details the transformation of Home Depot’s supply chian since 1978. This company has again made a significant transformation to its SC in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and those most recent changes are documented in the following article:
Hampstead, J.P. (3 Feb 2021). “The Home Depot’s Culture of Supply Chain Innovation”, Freightwaves. Article link:
The Home Depot’s culture of supply chain innovation – FreightWaves
New technology and carrier-friendly operations have kept The Home Depot’s freight moving during the pandemic.
Using both the case description on pg. 131 of the text and the update on Home Depot’s supply chain presented in this article, answer Questions #1 – 3 on pg. 132 of the text. In particular, for #2, detail what YOU think should be the next SC innovation that Home Depot embraces.
Questions:
1. What are the key strategic and operational benefit of The Home Depot’s RDC and omni-channel supply chain strategies?
2. What are some of the challenges that you feel may need to be addressed as implementation of these strategies continues to move forward?
3. Which of the approaches to network design discussed in this chapter would be of greatest help to The Home Depot as they pursue the strategies that have been highlighted?
For this assignment, submit a Word or .pdf document with the following information:
Heading information, including assignment title, your name, the course number, your instructor’s name, and the date.
Your detailed answers to each of the three questions asked in the case.
