Optimizing Reverse Logistics and Potential Problems
10–15 pages + title and reference pages
APA Format with in text citations & at least 3 additional references.
Your final paper is a case study that gives a background of reverse logistics, an overview of your chosen company to research, and the formula of the product life cycle within that company. During Week 5, you will focus on potential issues that the company is facing or will face in the future.
Utilize your work from Weeks 1–4, incorporate the feedback that you received from your instructor and your peers throughout the course. Your case study should summarize the various elements from Weeks 1–4.
Part 1
Focusing on your chosen company and incorporating the feedback received from your instructor and your peers, include the following in your Key Assignment:
Week 1
Provide a company overview.
Give a summary of the financials.
Discuss the financials relating to distribution costs or volume.
Give your opinion on the overall health of the organization.
Discuss any opportunities that may lie in the supply chain.
Week 2
Include a summary of the stages of the product life cycle both forward and backward.
Focus in on how the stages of the product life cycle relate to this particular company.
Week 3
Discuss the history of reverse logistics.
Give an explanation of the elements that are under the reverse logistics umbrella.
Where do you see reverse logistics as a field 20 years from now?
Week 4
What are the top 3 factors in returns management that can negatively impact a company?
How can reverse logistics turn the negative into a positive for each main point?
Part 2
Using the company that you identified in Weeks 1 and 2, write an opinion paper that focuses on the problems that this company is currently facing or will face in the following areas:
Economic
Environmental
Operational
Incorporate your work from Weeks 1 and 2 to create a case study. The final Key Assignment is a compilation of Weeks 1–5. Your final paper is a case study that gives a background of reverse logistics, an overview of your chosen company to research, the formula of the product life cycle within that company, and the potential issues that the company is facing or will face in the future.
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Part 1
Apple Inc.
Overview of the Company
Apple, Inc. is among the best performing Multinational Corporations in the world. The Company is based in the United States of America, and the headquarters are located in Cupertino, California. The Company is renowned for the quality and prestigious electronics such as mobile phones, personal computers, computer software, hard wares, and other accessories.
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