Cyber logic systems believes this the moment expand its operations

Cyber Logic Systems is a successful regional company in the United States that specializes in cyber security. Because of the dramatic increase in the hacking of business and government databases, Cyber Logic Systems believes this is the moment to expand its operations. Elmer Armstrong, chief executive officer, met with the board of directors and explained his vision for the company. Elmer planned to aggressively expand into Europe and South America. The board of directors gave Elmer the go ahead.

Elmer called a meeting of his senior staff and explained his vision to them. He asked what major issues they saw that required immediate resolution before Cyber Logic Systems could proceed with such an aggressive expansion. Rhonda Mendoza, director of operations, said that the company’s current supply chain structure would not be able to support such an expansion. She further stated that the supply chain structure would collapse under the strain, thus endangering their regional business, as well as the expansion. Elmer tasked Rhonda with developing a plan on how to get the supply chain structure robust enough to move forward with the expansion.

Rhonda reflected on her studies in operations and supply chain management. The answer to the issue was process integration. She knew that it had a challenge ahead. The company must convince each supply chain partner that this supply chain management structure must be part of everyone’s strategic planning process. Only then could it ensure that the individual pieces, purchasing, inventory, operations, logistics, quality, etc., would work together as a single well-oiled machine. Rhonda was ready to outline her plan to Elmer and the other members of his senior staff.

Source: Wisner, J.D., Tan, W.C., and Leong, K., (2019) Principles of Supply Chain Management. Fifth Edition. South Western: Cengage Learning.

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