APICS CTSC - Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain (CTSC)

According to the CTSC Enterprise and Supply Chain Management (ESCM) manual, a project charter is a document that helps to align the assumptions and expectations of executive sponsors, stakeholders, and supply chain transformation team members1.It provides a clear and concise description of the project’s scope, objectives, benefits, risks, deliverables, roles and responsibilities, and authority of the project manager1.It alsoserves as a formal authorization for the project and a communication tool for the project team and other stakeholders1.

1: https://www.ascm.org/ctsc-ecm/

According to the ASCM CTSC Exam Content Manual, one of the first steps in developing a transformational supply chain strategy is to “determine the current and future needs and expectations of the customers, and align the supply chain strategy with the business strategy and customer value proposition” (p. 16). This helps to ensure that the supply chain transformation is customer-centric and focused on delivering value to the end users. The other options are also important, but they should be done after the initial determination of the customers’ needs.

quality function deployment (QFD) is a concurrent engineering technique that helps ensure efficient production process to meet customer requirements.QFD is defined as "a method to transform user demands into design quality, to deploy the functions forming quality, and to deploy methods for achieving the design quality into subsystems and component parts, and ultimately to specific elements of the manufacturing process"2.QFD uses a matrix called the House of Quality to translate customer needs into technical specifications, prioritize design features, and identify potential trade-offs3.QFD helps to reduce development time and cost, improve product quality and performance, and enhance customer satisfaction4.

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According to the CTSC Exam Content Manual, one of the key steps in the project selection process is to create a portfolio of projects that aligns with the organization’sstrategic objectives and balances the available resources. Selecting projects based on stand-alone benefits would ignore the interdependencies and trade-offs among different projects and lead to inefficiencies resulting from a lack of holistic visibility.

According to the ASCM CTSC Exam Content Manual, a data-driven collaborative approach is one of the key enablers of digital supply chain transformation. It involves sharing dataacross the supply chain network, using advanced analytics to generate insights, and aligning processes and decisions based on data1. This can help reduce reaction time by improving visibility, agility, and efficiency in the supply chain.

According to the ASCM, one of the key steps in supply chain transformation is to define the organizational roles and responsibilities for each supply chain activity, and to ensure that they are aligned with the business strategy and customer expectations1.The ASCM also suggests that the supply chain activities can be grouped into three main categories: sales, operations, and logistics2.These categories reflect the core functions of the supply chain, from planning and executing the demand and supply, to delivering the products and services to the customers2. Therefore, organizational roles and responsibilities should focus on these three areas to clarify who is responsible and accountable for each supply chain activity after the transformation initiative is complete. Some examples of the roles and responsibilities in each area are:

Sales: Responsible for generating and managing the customer demand, forecasting the sales volume, and ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.Examples of roles are sales manager, account manager, customer service representative, and demand planner2.

Operations: Responsible for producing and sourcing the products and services, managing the inventory and quality, and optimizing the cost and efficiency.Examples of roles are operations manager, production manager, procurement manager, and quality manager2.

Logistics: Responsible for transporting and distributing the products and services, coordinating with the suppliers and carriers, and ensuring the delivery speed andreliability.Examples of roles are logistics manager, warehouse manager, transportation manager, and distribution manager2.

Porter’s Five Forces is a model that identifies and analyzes five competitive forces that shape every industry and helps determine an industry’s weaknesses and strengths1.The five forces are: competition in the industry, potential of new entrants, power of suppliers, power of customers, and threat of substitute products1. The company has used this tool to assess the attractiveness and profitability of the airline industry by evaluating the intensity of each force.

According to the CTSC Enterprise and Supply Chain Management (ESCM) manual, perfect order fulfillment is a key performance indicator (KPI) that measures the percentage of orders that meet all the criteria for a perfect order, such as delivery time, quantity, quality, documentation, and invoice1.To calculate the perfect order fulfillment, we need to multiply the percentage of orders that meet each criterion, and then divide by 1001. In this case, the percentage of orders that meet each criterion are:

Delivery time: 94/200 = 47%

Quantity: 100/200 = 50%

Quality: (200-34)/200 = 83%

Documentation and invoice: 48/200 = 24%

Therefore, the perfect order fulfillment is:

47% x 50% x 83% x 24% / 100 = 4.7% x 24% = 1.13%

To express this as a percentage, we need to multiply by 100, so the final answer is:

1.13% x 100 = 113%

Therefore, the perfect order fulfillment for a total of 200 orders is 113%.

1: https://www.ascm.org/ctsc-ecm/