Mgt5Asl Analytics For Supply Chain: Assessment Answer

Supply Chain Network Design and Analysis 

This assessment is about the supply chain mapping and geocoding modules of the Log hub add-in.

Problem Statement: Coolies Australia wants to gain a better understanding of the facilities in their Victorian network. They decide the best way to do this is to visualize the locations of retail outlets and distribution centers in their supply chain within the Victoria state. Using the data set provided here run these modules and submit your answer to the following questions. You might be required to add to the data or rename certain columns to successfully run the model: 

Question 1: To obtain the location of each facility with a high level of accuracy, frst run the geocoding module. Convert each address to a coordinate and include the relevant visualization indicating the accuracy of this conversion in your report. Briefy explain your observations. 

Question 2: Using the newly obtained coordinates for each location, run the supply chain visualization (mapping) module. Clearly indicate which locations are DCs and which ones are retail outlets. Include the visualization of the map generated using these locations as image fles to your MS word report. Briefy explain your observations. 

Question 3: Based on the visualization obtained, which region's (North, East, etc.) retail store(s) do you think are most likely to experience the longest lead times between when they order inventory and when they receive it form the DCs in Victoria? To mitigate the risks associated with such long lead times, suggest a change of location for at least one of the existing DCs. Provide these suggestions as a textbox on the map visualization tab in your report. Briefy explain your observations.