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Evaluation of Supply Chain Coordination for Specified Metrics

A start-up pharmaceutical company with production in the United States and in Taiwan gathered the following information for 2017 and 2018 to evaluate its supply chain coordination:

2017 2018

Shipping and receiving cost $1,450K $2,010K

Replenishment lead time (days) 45 90

Inventory cost $512K $515K

Level of product availability (units) 15K 8K

Based on the limited information provided above, describe how you imagine the supply chain coordination operates in this pharmaceutical company. Base your answer on research from the scholarly sources (see below) and your readings.

Explain your thoughts about how the company may change or remain in the situation they are in relative to supply chain coordination.

Predict what other information the company may wish to gather to confirm its suspicions and explain why that information would be useful.

Show your calculations and a table in an appendix. Need information on how to create an appendix? Visit "How do I do an Appendix in APA style?"Links to an external site.

Submission Requirements:

Prepare a 3- to 4-page paper (not including the required title and reference pages and the appendix that must show your calculations and a table) that details and compiles the specifics to items 1-4 above.

Support your paper with a minimum of two current (published in the most recent five years) scholarly sources from the CSU Global Library, in addition to any course textbooks or lecture material you decide to use.

Format your entire paper according to the CSU Global Writing CenterLinks to an external site..

Be clear, concise, and focused. Be sure to organize your writing properly and include an introduction; headings/subheadings for the body of your work; analysis and recommendations (if applicable); a conclusion; list of references; and an appendix.

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