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- Title
MSWIRES: SOURCING FOR A PARTS SUPPLIER.
- Authors
Cox, Susie S.; Desai, Harsha; Desai, Kiran; Sherman, A. Kimbrough
- Abstract
MSWires, a Tier 1 parts supplier to Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky plant, has experienced a supply chain disruption. One of its small plastic molding suppliers, CCMaterials, has declared bankruptcy, indicating it will not be able to supply any more parts. Keith Godeaux, purchasing agent, and Horace Gardner, purchasing manager, at MSWires are evaluating the situation and must decide how to response. Should they engage another local, but relatively new, supplier, CMParts, to replace CCMaterials, or should they consider working with one of their Japanese contacts? If MSWires was not able to keep its end of the supply chain contract, it was likely to suffer heavy penalties from Toyota! This real-life critical incident is set up so that it affords students the opportunity to review MSWires’ current supply chain integrity, and develop possible recommendations for immediate and long-term future.
- Subjects
GEORGETOWN (Ky.); KENTUCKY; MSWIRES (Company); SUPPLY chain management; BANKRUPTCY
- Publication
Journal of Critical Incidents, 2011, Vol 4, p97
- ISSN
1943-1872
- Publication type
Article