CSCP (WorldatWork Rewards Certifications) case studies
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The CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) is a professional certification offered by ASCM, the Association for Supply Chain Management, which also administers the APICS family of credentials including CPIM, CLTD and CTSC. It is aimed at practitioners who work across end-to-end supply chain rather than in a single function: planners, sourcing and procurement specialists, logistics and distribution managers, consultants, and managers moving from a departmental role into a broader supply chain leadership position. The CSCP case studies are 5 cases and about 4,494 words.
1Northline Foods: Third DC or Flow-Through?
Northline Foods makes refrigerated sauces in three plants and distributes through two DCs - Memphis (62% of throughput) and Reno (38%). Over three years, 40% of case volume has migrated from West Coast grocery chains to Southeast and Mid-Atlantic retailers, mostly club and mass formats that order full pallets and expect two-day replenishment.
666 words, about 3 min2Halden Home: High Inventory, Poor Promo Fill Rate
Halden Home is a $310M housewares brand. Its 12-month plan totals 1.2M units, built bottom-up from last year's shipments plus a 6% growth factor applied uniformly to every SKU.
937 words, about 5 min3Ardent Instruments: Total Landed Cost and Source Award
Ardent Instruments buys a machined sensor housing at 240,000 units a year. Supplier A, the incumbent in Southeast Asia, quotes 12.40 per unit, 45-day lead time, a 5,000-unit minimum order, freight of 0.85 per unit, 7.5% duty on unit price, a 1.8% incoming defect rate, and net 30 terms.
975 words, about 5 min4Corvane Medical: Capacity, Changeover, and Postponement
Corvane Medical molds single-use procedure trays on two identical lines at one plant. Each line runs 16 hours a day, five days a week, at a demonstrated 42 trays per line-hour.
946 words, about 5 min5Veco Drives: Single-Source Supplier in Distress
Veco Drives assembles gearboxes for agricultural equipment. Kestrel Castings supplies 62% of a machined housing from a single plant on a river flood plain; a qualified alternate covers 25% at a 14% price premium; the last 13% comes through a broker of uncertain origin.
970 words, about 5 min