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MGT322 / MGT 322 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED

MGT322 / MGT 322 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 1 DQ 1 STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE

Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Advantage

In supply management, one component to explore is how an organization’s supply chain helps to achieve a strategic advantage in the marketplace. What steps/actions would an organization take to determine whether the supply management operation has the appropriate internal competencies to achieve competitive advantage? Respond to at least two of your classmates’

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 1 DQ 2 PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Week 1 DQ 2 Purchasing and Materials Management

To a great extent, purchasing and materials management is becoming a strategic business function. Explain why this is true. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 2 DQ 1 SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Week 2 DQ 1 Supplier Relationship Management

What is the value to the company and the supplier in developing and implementing a Supplier Relationship Management (SMS) System? How can such a system provide greater efficiency? Describe the value to the organization. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 2 DQ 2 GREEN SOURCING STRATEGIES

Week 2 DQ 2 Green Sourcing Strategies

Describe the role of “green” sourcing strategies in logistics design, and how an organization may be affected by this approach. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT GLOBAL STRATEGY

Global Strategy

There are a number of companies that utilize a global supply chain management strategy. Identify and research a company with a successful global supply chain management strategy and provide basic background information. Discuss the strategies this company utilizes to get their product(s) distributed internationally and how they address risks and meet business demands. Document your sources. Write your findings as a two to three page paper formatted according to APA style as shown in the approved style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 3 DQ 1 THE LEVEL PRODUCTION STRATEGY

Week 3 DQ 1 The Level Production Strategy

A level production strategy relies on a constant output rate and capacity while varying inventory and backlog levels to handle the fluctuating demand pattern. Describe why or why not a pure service industry (e.g. accounting or law firms) may or may not be able to implement this type of technique. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 3 DQ 2 PRODUCTION AND QUALITY TOOLS

Week 3 DQ 2 Production and Quality Tools

Review the various Lean production and Six Sigma quality tools outlined in Chapter 8. Select a tool or process that could be implemented in your current or past organization and describe how this tool could be used in improving supply chain management. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 4 DQ 1 CRM

Week 4 DQ 1 CRM

Describe the strategic importance of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and discuss how CRM can be used to create customer satisfaction and greater profits for the firm. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 4 DQ 2 COMPETING INTERNATIONALLY

Week 4 DQ 2 Competing Internationally

When making purchasing decisions, should a corporation reduce its ethical standards in order to allow the company to compete internationally? Take a position and defend your answer. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 5 DQ 1 OBSTACLES TO SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION

Week 5 DQ 1 Obstacles to Supply Chain Integration

Some of the key issues in supply chain management are obstacles to process integration along the supply chain. Using Table 13.2 in Chapter 13, identify one obstacle that you have encountered in your experience, and how that obstacle could have been avoided. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 5 DQ 2 PERFORMANCE METRICS

Week 5 DQ 2 Performance Metrics

Using the balanced scorecard approach as detailed in Chapter 14 (Figure 14.1), identify 4 key metrics that you would propose for your organization’s supply management system and how you propose to measure those 4 key metrics in your supply chain. Be sure to respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MGT322 / MGT 322 / WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT FINAL PAPER

Focus of the Final Paper

This final research paper must demonstrate an understanding of new learning in logistics management and how the supply chain supports the organization’s business strategy. The paper must be 8 to 10 pages in length, integrating readings, multimedia and class assignments. It is mandatory to include research from the course text, as well as 6 to 8 sources from the internet or online library to support your views.

In your 8 to 10 page research paper, you will describe both the business strategy and supply chain strategy for your organization, for a business unit of your organization, or for some other organization for which you have worked in the past and still retain contacts. Your research paper will describe how this organization aligns its business strategy with its supply chain strategy. You are to expand this description and supplement it with a critical analysis and suggested improvement steps/actions based on what you have learned in this course.