GM’s supply chain

Purchasing
Questions:

1. What actions can Dick take immediately to help the Mountainview situation?

2. What is needed from GM??s suppliers to enable the OTD initiative to become a reality?

3. Do you think the Mountainview situation is representative of GM??s supply chain, and other automotive supply chains in general?Is it also representative of supply chains in other industries as well?What are the implications for B2B E-commerce and supply chain management practices in general?

4. What must GM be able to do in general across all of its internal functional to enable OTD to become a reality (i.e. in sales, order entry, dealer offerings, production, logistics, and supply?)

5. Define the properties of a possible software solution that may enable GM to implement OTD.How would GM implement such a system?