FINESSE Operations Take-Home Challenge Establishing a Robust, Innovative Supply Chain Company Goal & Context To capitalize on the timing of trends, FINESSE needs to employ a tight supply-chain that stays as close to the trends as possible. This case study focuses on engineering the supply chain from scratch to meet the outlined demands and limitations of the system. Description of Requirements Please establish a supply-chain plan of your choice - in the document format(s) of your choice - that satisfies the following: ● The algorithm surfaces an image of the outfit to be reproduced. The image of the outfit to be produced is received on Sunday of Week 1, which denotes Day 0 of the month. The supply-chain needs to be robust enough to produce all garments shown in the images (found on page 2). Accessories do not need to be included. ● The supply-chain can produce (manufacturing) one entire outfit (3 separate styles / SKUs) within 10 days. All styles need to undergo full development (including fitting), manufacturing and logistics, reaching the customers’ doorstep within the 4 weeks. Feel free to research the particularities of this process and ask for clarifications on FINESSE’s capabilities. State your assumptions where necessary. ● Manufacturing needs to be small-batch and dynamic, rather than large-batch. ● The supply-chain needs to be robust and account for vendor failures. State your assumptions and findings where necessary. ● Development, fabric sourcing and production / manufacturing can each or all be implemented in the following locations: United States, South Korea, Vietnam, China, Turkey. Please state clearly which country(s) you decided to execute in and why. ● Warehousing, Fulfillment and Logistics can be implemented in the following locations: United States, China, Mexico, Canada, Europe. Please state clearly which location(s) you decided to execute in which country and why. ● Please create a model that attempts to capture the overall unit economics of the recommended system reliant on your research. Keep in mind that the effect of international logistics should be captured within the unit economics. ○ Start at 12,000 orders per month and 2.5 units per order growing at 15% month over month. ○ Elaborate on how your system will scale in the next 6 and 12 months - including potential expansions of the team, vendor changes, and structural system changes. ○ State your assumptions where necessary. ● At each step, consider environmental impact and social sustainability - remark on any decisions you make that may have an impact on each. Deliverables The deliverable format is completely up to you. The deliverables should include, however: ● An execution plan with commentary (powerpoint, Gantt Chart, plain text or whatever else you prefer) ● A unit economics model as outlined above Notes This exercise is intended mostly to give an idea of how you approach engineering a system from scratch, research its particularities and think about its maintainability, scalability and profitability. I’m more interested in seeing your process and structure as there is no one right answer. The documents should give us a great foundation for our follow-up call at which point you can walk me through your reasoning and deliverables step-by-step. Most importantly, have fun and don’t hesitate to ask any questions! Sample Outfit Images ADDITIONAL QUESTION Please answer in short-paragraph format the following questions below: If you could improve one thing about FINESSE right now - as you experience it - what would it be and why? Your plane crashes and you land on an island. What do you do? How do you plan your survival? What matters to you most and why?
