ASSIGNMENT | Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) OUTLINE

Develop a Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) OUTLINE for a supply chain of an organization your choice from any time period: past, present or future. Do not include any secure, confidential or private information in your plan. Your TIP should include background about the organization, its products and services, markets, and supply chain strategies (e.g., green chain). Also describe its current freight flows and future freight flows after implementation of one or more of your recommended improvement projects would be executed. Use a multi-year (more than one year) planning horizon. Support your Plan with theories, concepts, and best practices from the course textbook and scholarly resources available

Example Template for the TIP Paper:

Demographic information about the organization: industry classification; markets, locations, # of employees, products & services, suppliers, other pertinent information
How does this supply chain support the organization’s strategic goals?
What are the strengths of this supply chain?
What are the weaknesses of this supply chain?
What metrics does the organization utilize for its supply chain?
What transportation initiatives and innovations has it implemented?
What transportation initiatives and innovations should it consider?
What should be the next step be to improve the supply chain?
Provide details to support your conclusions as necessary.
You may find it useful to compare the supply chain you are analyzing to an exemplar, standard, or benchmark.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Outline
Background Information
American Express Company is a multinational financial services corporation founded in 1850 with its headquarters in New York. It is known for the issuance of credit cards, charge card, as well as traveler’s cheque. In 2017, the company was named by Forbes as the 23rd most valuable brand in the world as well as the best in providing financial services based on its client base (Cosimato & Troisi, 2015). Amex is also known to be the world’s most reliable card issuer hence promoting business transactions and globalization.
The most important services offered by the company lies in the American Express card as it facilitates electronic payment. The company, therefore, issues and processes both prepaid, charge, as well as credit cards. Other services include business services, insurance, travel, gift cards, rewards, personal savings and more. The cards can be made…