Supply Chain Management Case Study: Modern Materials Inc.

Modern Materials, Inc was established in 1991 through alliances and investments. Modern Materials are known for making raw materials for big manufacturing companies and the construction industry. After their collaboration in 1994 in order to retain Information Services they outsourced the department to STC. In 1995 Harvey Woodson was appointed as the Vice President to improve the profitability and competitive stature of the company. His strategy was to improve the customer service by enhancing the supply chain management. In this case study the researcher highlights the problems encountered by Modern Materials, Inc. while automating their business procedures. And several other issues during the project like: The Supply Chain

But the major concerns that they had to deal with were the downsizing of the company, Y2K compatibility issues and a good replacement for the enthusiastic Woodson (which was another major blow to the company). Though the project was way over budget and had past the scheduled deadline, it did made some progress and success, the order-entry system was installed and a few other components were almost

were having a system that worked and further wanted to improve it. Their vision was to improve the customer service and thus become more competitive and profitable, but due to significant project management weaknesses and some unexpected problems the project landed into jeopardy. The project managers did not fully integrated testing and developed the system plan. The project concept was rolled out without a detailed plan, leadership and staffing resources that were required to implement the new oversight methodology. The Project Manager was fundamentally accountable for delivering expected outcomes within cost, schedule, and