Assignment title: Information


Your task is to answer the following supply chain related questions:To get you up to speed in your new role at Porsche, your manager has requested that you answer the following questions in a report and discuss the answers with him/her.Write a 2000 word report responding to your manager's request.The report must answer the following questions:1. What are the challenges in concurrent product and supply chain design in regards to key characteristics of the development chain at Porsche?2. How can design for logistics concepts be applied to (i) control logistics costs and (ii) make the supply chain more agile/responsive and (iii) more efficient for the new Porsche 911?3. How can the postponement concept and repositioning of the push-pull boundary assist in developing an Assemble-To-Order (ATO) or Build-To-Order (BTO) manufacturing strategy for the new Porsche 911?4. Can inventory management and risk pooling theory be used to explain the rationale for an ATO strategy for a new Porsche 911?