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TheAceStudent:IFSM370Project3:CaseStudy|CompleteSolution
IFSM370Project3:CaseStudy|CompleteSolution
IFSM370Project3:CaseStudy|CompleteSolution
Introduction
Thisisanindividualproject.EachstudentmustcompleteaCaseStudythatprovidesthe
requirementsanalysisandaproposedsolutionforconvergednetworksolution.Thetargetaudience
willbetheorganizationsChiefInformationOfficer(CIO).TheCaseStudydeliverableisanMS
Worddocument.
ThecompletedCaseStudydeliverableisdueby11:59PMEasternTimeontheduedateshownin
theCourseSchedule.SeetheAdditionalInformationsectionofthesyllabusforthepenaltyforlate
ormissedassignmentsandprojects.
TheCaseStudyisvaluedat12%ofthecoursegrade.
CaseStudy
CompanyOverview
Catacomb,Inc.isagloballogisticsproviderthatoffersfullyintegratedfreightandsupplychain
servicesthroughmanagedwarehousinganddomesticandinternationalfreightforwarding.Services
rangefromdoortodoordomesticandinternationaldeliveryservicestototalsupplychain
management.WithbranchesacrosstheUnitedStatesandEuropeandpartnersworldwide,
Catacombcontinuestoexpand,andithasexperiencedrapidgrowththroughacquisitions.
Note:Thetermsupplychainreferstoalltheelementsinvolvedinbringinganorganizations
productsfromtherawgoodsstagetothecustomer.
TheAssociationforOperationsManagement(APICS)dictionary
((http://www.apics.org/Resources/APICSDictionary.htm)definessupplychainmanagement(SCM)
asthedesign,planning,execution,control,andmonitoringofsupplychainactivitieswiththe
objectiveofcreatingnetvalue,buildingacompetitiveinfrastructure,leveragingworldwidelogistics,
synchronizingsupplywithdemandandmeasuringperformanceglobally.
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