Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: KUIPER LEDA
Problem Solution: Kuiper Leda (Week 6)
Angela C. Greene
University of Phoenix
Problem Solution: Kuiper Leda
In today’s business environment, a company, such as Kuiper Leda needs to have a clear understanding for the need to have an efficient supply chain management system. This is needed in order to gain a competitive advantage within any desired industry. By creating an understanding of the many various interactions that occur between the system’s manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and its customers, helps to create a more efficient and effective supply chain management system. Examining the supply chain of Kuiper Leda, I will attempt to determine if Kuiper Leda’s practice meets today’s sufficiency for RFIR demands of manufacturing.
Kuiper Leda is currently faced with an opportunity to grow its business by acquiring more and larger clients for its manufactured electronic components. The company needs to ensure that its current supply chain is streamlined. Kuiper Leda, who specializes in producing Electronic Control Units (ECUs), has customers who include manufacturers in the automobile industry and OEMs. The company recently entered into the production line of Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFIS). This production line has only been in operation for a short-time. Kuiper Leda now has many of the same supply management concerns, such as the availability of resources, production capacity, and on time delivery of their products to customers. With its ever fluctuating demand in recent months, it has seemingly taken its affect on Kuiper Leda’s already overloaded supply chain. Having built and maintained a strong r ...