ASSIGNMENT | Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Topic

Week 3-Part 1 is the topic of your plan. This should be a minimum of 300 words. Also include title page, reference page, and use APA Style.

Develop a Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Paper for a supply chain of an organization of your choice from any time period: past, present or future. This is a three-part submission which will be delivered on separate weeks (uploaded to Assignments). 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 transportation 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 from the Library.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Background
My organization of choice is the American Express Company which is the world’s biggest issuer of cards by volume. The types of cards that the organization offers include: corporate cards, prepaid cards, personal cards as well as business cards for small businesses. Even though the name suggests it only works within the confines of America, the truth is it works globally with employees all over. With the use of these cards, it has been easy to transact business.
Services Offered by The Organization
Other than the activities introduced before, the company engages in procession of myriads of transactions every day as the premium network for the card members with the highest expenditure. It also helps small business owners excel through their purchase…