Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
Part 2 is a detailed outline of your plan. This is a minimum of 150 words per outline subheading. Also include title page, references page, and use APA 7th edition style. Microsoft WORD format.
This assignment is a continuation from the previous one.
Week 4-Part 2: Develop a Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) OUTLINE for a supply chain of an organization your choice from any time period: past, present or future. Do not include any secure, confidential or private information in your plan. Your TIP should include background about the organization, its products and services, markets, and supply chain strategies (e.g., green chain). Also describe its current freight flows and future freight flows after implementation of one or more of your recommended improvement projects would be executed. Use a multi-year (more than one year) planning horizon. Support your Plan with theories, concepts, and best practices from the course textbook and scholarly resources available from the APUS Library.
1. Review the instructions and template for the final TIP Paper below.
2. Review the instructions for the TIP OUTLINE for this week’s assignment.
3. See the TLMT 500 information literacy toolbox for supporting materials.
4. Complete and submit the assignment.
Outline: Minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 pages, including title page and references in APA 7th edition style. Microsoft Word document format.
Final Paper: Minimum of 15 and maximum of 20 pages, including title page and references in APA 7th edition style. Microsoft Word document.
Template for the TIP Paper:
Demographic information about the organization: industry classification; markets, locations, # of employees, products & services, suppliers, other pertinent information
How does this supply chain support the organization’s strategic goals?
What are the strengths of this supply chain?
What are the weaknesses of this supply chain?
What metrics does the organization utilize for its supply chain?
What transportation initiatives and innovations has it implemented?
What transportation initiatives and innovations should it consider?
What should be the next step be to improve the supply chain?
Provide details to support your conclusions as necessary.
You may find it useful to compare the supply chain you are analyzing to an exemplar, standard, or benchmark.
