Reference no: EM132324361
Global Supply Chain Management
Assignment:
A modern supply chain is a dynamic network of great complexity. Thus, organisations should strive for developing supply chain strategies, configuring supply chains to maximise performance and coping with technological changes.
Based on the above statement, you are asked to choose a sector/industry (e.g., food, technology, healthcare, retail, services, automotive), and critically discuss:(i) what is the design and implementation of supply chain strategieswithin the sector (ii) howdo the organisations configure their supply chains through collaboration, lean principles and agility, and, (iii) how advanced technology (e.g., big data analytics, Internet of Things, cloud computing) are utilised bycompanies within the sector to maintain theircompetitive advantage.
For each question above, you should support your arguments by bringing into the discussion 1-2 examples of companies that belong to the selected sector/industry.
Learning Outcomes:
• Analyse 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 analyse 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, summarise and synthesise a range of information from published literature and electronic sources on GSCM.