EC-Creamery is an Eau Claire, WI based dairy processor selling yogurt products throughout the Midwest region of the U.S. Inaccurate forecasts have wreaked havoc in the company, leading to frequent stockouts and creating operational challenges. Your task is to draw on the information you obtain from your colleagues to develop sales forecasts, document your choices and procedures and share your thoughts and insights on issues related to forecasting and sales & operations planning. Teaching notes and associated files are available to current CSCMP Academic Members upon request. Please contact education@cscmp.org to request teaching notes.

The increase in the number of ecommerce-based channels and the growth of Amazon and Walmart have forced bricks-and-mortar retailers to seek alternative ways to reach potential customers in a cost- and time-efficient manner. This case involves a regional hardware store interested in expanding sales and increasing profits by exploring multichannel opportunities to prepare for developing an omnichannel strategy.

This academic case study provides an opportunity to analyze historical freight payment data in order to reduce transportation costs and improve customer service.

This case study focuses on new plastic and chemical distribution internationally from Houston port.

In this case study, students are asked to find a way to increase sales per linear foot of shelf space and/or increase shelf inventory turnover in a manner that makes economic sense for both NDSC and PP.​

This case study illustrates the different perspectives of inventory turnover guiding the professional to understand which management activities offer the greatest, most effective leverage from the corporate perspective down to the part number level.​

In this case study, Provincial Industries decided that the time has come to expand internationally. This evaluation will decide the new international office location.

In this case study, users must identify and use logistics data; logistics customer segmentation and related cost analysis.​

In this case study, evaluate how the CEO of Girl Scounts of San Jacinto Council , Mary Vitek, can mitigate the risk of supply disruption and utilize strategic sourcing in order to avoid any further shortages.​

​In this case, teams can compete in the real-life situation produced by Tommasso-Southwest Sport Machines.

The following case study poses the issue of an efficient warehouse operation that also supports the company sales plan.​

​This case study introduces offers the concept of cash-to-cash (C2C) and extension of the concept to facilitate supply chain finance improvements between trading partners.

​This case study focuses on supplier management through quantitative and qualitative analysis of data from a real company.

In this case study, students must consider a proposal presented by the users’ council that calls for the establishment of a reservation scheme that minimizes the risk of docking delays.

This case study focuses on setting up supply chains in new regions confronts firms with multiple challenges in terms of regulation, resources, culture, and infrastructure. In this case study, students will accompany a successful German FMCG manager as he plans his company’s expansion into Russia, and is forced to look at the opportunities and challenges from a new perspective.​

​This case study illustrates the concept of consolidation and how freight forwarders use it to reduce transportation costs.

This case study explores the innovative concept of Supply Chain Resilience as the CEO of i-AM, Inc, develops a strategic plan for expansion.

This case study illustrates the following elements of supply chain management: Offshoring, Global Network Design, Country Selection and Facility Location.​

​This case study is designed to explore the challenges of forecasting and inventory management in spare parts industry.

This case study describes how information is used by AGL Energy to match supply with demand.

​This case study integrates professional ethical dilemmas in the context of a quantitative production planning problem.

​This two-part case study illustrates the use of economic order quantity to manage conflicting performance measures across different silo'd functions in an organization.

​The Megamart case study adresses demand planning challenges that retailers often face in categories that have bulky, seasonal, imported products.

In this case study, total cost models are combined with qualitative considerations to allow student to come to the best decision with regards to carrier/supplier selection and labor scheduling. ​

​This case study explores transportation issues faced by a fictional shipper battling rising transportation costs, declining delivery service levels and the resulting unhappy customers.

​This case study illustrates the use of the total cost of ownership concept to analyze and compare two supply chains – one international and one domestic.

This case study provides an overview of how a purchasing organization can try to gain a foothold in an area of spending in which it has not been involved in the past.

​This case study focuses on cash flow problems and foreign competition have put employee-owned Kramer Sports on the brink of bankruptcy.

​Fashion-oriented product assortments are often problematic to supply chain managers due to short product life cycles, high SKU counts, frequent product rotations, inaccurate demand forecasts, and excessive amounts of obsolete inventory.

This case study deals with the shipment challenges of transporting donated baby foods from Basel, Switzerland to Lusaka, Zambia.

This academic case study focuses on the upstream procurement activities in the Gulf of Mexico.​​

This case study illustrates the significance and intricacy of MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) procurement and the major problems encountered in managing and analyzing the total spends.

​This case study addresses issues, pros and cons involved in relocating parts of the supply chain to China as well as implementation challenges in actually moving off-shore.

This case study addresses how a 3PL company operates in China and describes the implementation of a forward purchasing strategy as well as associated advantages and challenges at the company.​

DSM manufacturing has grown globally and is now facing new challenges. This case study illustrates DSM's process in forming an efficient supply chain.