Boston Scientific Discussion Questions

Boston Scientific Discussion Questions

1. What does Boston Scientific develop, manufacture, and sell?

        It sells medical supplies and devices used to diagnose and treat conditions in medical fields

2. How many orders does Boston Scientific take in a month?

        70,000

3. Who does the distribution center receive its shipments from?  Why is this arrangement necessary and important for the business?

        phone, fax, internet

        Without the arrangement, the delivery might be inaccurate and slow, and the products might be         damaged during the shipping progress.

4. List the steps in the order fulfillment process at Boston Scientific.

        Receive, Inspect (verify), Move product to bulk storage, move product to overstock, to forward picking

5. What could be done, if anything, to make the process more efficient?

        Probably it can be more efficient if they can have different levels of sales organization,         depending on the geographical area.

        But in my opinion the system is efficiently.

6. What would be the impact if Boston Scientific did not have an Enterprise System?