Write a three- to four-page report on Case 4: Westminster Company found in your textbook.

Be sure to address the following questions in your report.

1. What impact would the three new alternatives have on transfer and customer freight costs? Why?

2. What impact would warehouse consolidation have on inventory carrying costs, customer service levels, and order fill rate?

3. How are warehousing costs affected by the decision to use third-party or private warehouse facilities? What effect would this have on handling, storage, and fixed facility costs?

4. What effect would shipping mixed shipments from consolidated distribution centers have on individual company cost and performance?

5. Evaluate the eight supply chain processes in terms of customer classification and degree of centralization and decentralization of required functionality (use the matrix below).

6. Given all available information, briefly describe the logistical system design you would recommend for Westminster's integrated consumer products