Assignment: The global supply chain is more than direct ownership of production and distribution. It is also a network of relationships with both internal and external partners. It requires establishing relationships with organizations operating under completely different political, economic, and physical environments. Based on the above statement, you are asked to choose a large enterprise, which has become over the years the cornerstone of the supply chain (e.g., Nike, Tesco, IKEA, Samsung, Ford, Apple, P&G, DHL, Nestle) and critically discuss: (i) How it manages to establish close coordination across the globe (including any outsourcing/offshoring decisions and location-specific advantages), (ii) How distinctive R&D investments helped the company to increase its revenues, (iii) What are the supply chain risks and the associated mitigation strategy (iv) How advanced technology means/tools (e.g., 3D Printing, Big Data analytics or Internet of things) help to maintain the competitive advantage. Assessment Criteria The maximum word count is 3000 words (+/- 10%). You will also need to consider the following when completing this assignment: • Quality of executive summary (does it give a brief complete summary of this paper for an executive to read?) • Establishment of relevant theory (e.g. how supply chain environments are differentiated from region to region?) • Allocation of credit and sources used (have I included references and citations to the material I have used?) • Clarity of argument • Overall report presentation including spelling and grammar • Adherence to nominated word limit (+/- 10%) • Word processed (letter size 12, times new roman, 1.5 space) • 14 fully referenced (Harvard Referencing System). Please remember that the writer must show a relationship between presentation and structure, and aspects such as use of examples, figures, tables, illustrations and statistics that indicate wider/independent reading and sourcing. Writer must: • Analyze and critically evaluate the ways in which supply chains are adapted in view of specific market dynamics and environments. • Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of global lead-time management and time-compression. • Critically analyze the theory, concepts and models of global supply chain management to interpret and understand complex and ambiguous risks in global logistics and supply chain environments. • Locate, summarize and synthesize a range of information from published literature and electronic sources on GSCM. The Assignment MUST have a Table of Content, an Executive Summary, an introductory section, a full body of research and analysis; a finding, recommendation and concluding component
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