After identifying the potential causes for delays in communicating demand information up the supply chain, the trading partners should take which of the following actions?
A.
Implement a higher-speed data communications network.
B.
Change procedures so data is communicated more frequently.
The correct answer is:
**C. Identify the root causes for the delays.**
Before implementing solutions like improving data communication speed or changing procedures, it is essential to first identify the root causes of the delays. This ensures that the actions taken address the actual issues rather than just symptoms. Once the root causes are understood, the trading partners can develop targeted and effective solutions, such as improving communication processes, upgrading systems, or streamlining workflows. Mapping and analyzing the value stream (D) may also be helpful, but it comes after identifying the root causes.
Identifying the root causes for the delays is essential to understanding why the communication issues are occurring. Once the root causes are identified, appropriate and effective measures can be taken to address these issues, leading to more reliable and timely communication of demand information up the supply chain.
I believe option B could be appropriate. In this question, its mentioned as "after identifying the potential cause" which means the reason is found (this is the primary prupose of root cause analysis). Then why we need to perform root cause analysis once again.
Better, now we need to focus on what action could be taken to overcome this issue.
I think the key here is we don't know the cause of the delay or what it pertains to. So it could be either A or B or anything else for that matter. Also, I agree with matracey, it lists them as potential.
I thought so too at first but it lists them as "potential causes" so the actual root cause is still unknown
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