Dubai Airport

It is a group project, and I’m in charge of doing the highlighted part ONLY(I will attach our outline to see which part is mine). Please use the book provided and slides. add figures . use simple language
I will also attach ppt of the course.
Book: Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, Global Edition, 5th Edition. By: Cecil B. Bozarth; Robert B. Han…

Case of Saudi Arabia

Please read the case regarding the desalination plants, and review the associated data regarding the number, size, and location of storage facilities, as well as the distribution system (e.g. pipelines) connecting facilities and connecting the demand points.
Al-Nory, M. T., & Graves, S. C. (2013). Water desalination supply chain modeling and optimization: case of Saudi Arabia Links to an external site.. IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse, 5(2), 64-74.
After reading the case and reviewing the associated data, consider the three questions posed in the case:
Is it worth investing in new strategic storage?
What is the optimal flow over a set period of time?
What is the impact of losing infrastructure at a single location?
Consider the four datasets presented in the case (Supply, Demand, Storage, Transportation). For each of the three questions posed, provide a brief explanation as to how important each dataset is to answering each of the three questions and what specifically from each dataset category you would consider in making the decision. The ask isn’t for a specific numerical answer or decision, more to show your understanding of how each dataset type would be used in the modeling and in considering the answer.
Answer can be submitted in a table format or in a wording summary, your choice.

Sephora

1. What are inventory issues, talk mostly about the bad aspect like excess inventory and wastage.
Inventory Management
In this part we will talk about the negative aspect in terms of excess inventory that the beauty retailer often holds as a result of predicting erroneous demand and supply and is eventually wasted posing a potential risk to the ecosystem and global environmental conditions in general.
https://www.criteo.com/blog/sephora-marketing-strategy/

Sephora Business Model


https://etailwest.wbresearch.com/blog/how-sephora-integrates-retail-online-marketing
https://www.shrm.org/executive/resources/people-strategy-journal/spring2020/pages/feature-sephora.aspx
https://www.wealthmanagement.com/retail/beauty-retailers-face-new-challenges-post-covid
https://www.chainstoreage.com/sephora-improves-forecasting-replenishment-ai
https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/sephora-flex-warehouse-throughput-capacity-fulfillment/583897/

No Longer One Single Shade: Sephora and the Beauty Industry


https://www.uschamber.com/co/good-company/the-leap/sephora-cto-discusses-new-tech-platform

Sephora sales forces and channel distribution audit – firm’s existing sales and distribution channel(s)

Operations related problem

(1) The problem background and descriiption.
(2) Why is it interesting to study it and what the end goal is?
(3) If data is needed in this study, where can you obtain the data?
Describe an operations-related problem, present data and facts, apply the methods/tools and show how it can be solved.
Avoid the very popular press or a shallow
source.
Rather, look for a serious professional article, such as a financial magazine (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BusinessWeek), an economics magazine, or a trade magazine (Sloan Management Review, Supply Chain Management Review, Inbound Logistics, etc.).