Jake Lasseter is the CEO and supply chain manager at Lasseter Ltd, a family business that manufactures plastic toys. To make and deliver toys to children Lasseter needs the help of many different partners First of all, Jake buys pellets (small balls of plastic) from Polyplasto Inc., a multinational that produces plastics from oil. Then he buys boxes and packaging for the toys from Packobox Ltd. The plastic pellets and to the packaging are delivered by Bigtruck Ltd, a logistics provider.
In the factory, the pellets are used to make plastic parts for toys in special machines that Jake buys from IPM (International Plastics Machines) plc. The toy parts b are assembled and packaged in Lasseter's factory. After that, Smalltruck Ltd (another logistics company) ships them to toy shops. Finally, the toys are sold to customers and given to children: the end users.
A supply chain needs careful management. When the factory needs more plastic, Jake calls Polyplasto to place an order. Polyplasto prepares the pellets and Bigtruck delivers them. From time to time, Jake calls the toy shops. If they need more toys, Jake asks Luke, who is head of packaging, to ship some more. Every Friday, Smalltruck delivers the toys to the toy shops. Everything seems efficient, and everybody is happy Or not...