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Business Organization Analysis Assignment: Case Study Report
Do note:
Reviewing the coffee supply chain case study as an example to draw upon for your own paper. Do not write about the coffee chain case study but use it as a guide for your own paper. Focus on Walmart organization that you are researching not the coffee supply chain case study.
Page limit: 5 pages (excluding title page and reference page), in an APA format.
Must support all perspectives with citations at all times, as the literature review is an academic assignment.
Description
Students will continue their research of their company, examining this week the impact of supply chain management and organization theory in the successful pursuit of company objectives.
Materials
Business Case Studies. (n.d.). Coffee - The supply chain: A Nestlé case study. Business Case Studies.
Heizer, J., Render, B., & Griffin, P. (2014). Operations management (Canadian Edition). Don Mills, Canada: Pearson Canada Inc.
o Chapter 12
Jones, G.R., Mills, A.J., Weatherbee, T.G., & Mills, J.H. (2005). Organizational theory, design, and change(Canadian ed.). North York, Canada: Pearson Canada Inc.
o Chapter 4
Instructions
Look again at the issues of Walmart structure. Both supply chain structure and organization structure impact a company's ability to successfully pursue its vision and strategies. You will use this week's readings as a guide to your research, investigating sources that will explain Walmart company's marketing initiatives and finance philosophy.
Then review the case study on coffee provided. You will apply your analysis for this assignment to develop a process for analyzing your own company.
1. Determine the issues raised in the readings, and in your personal observation and study, that you will focus on in your case study analysis.
Please note: You will be reviewing the coffee supply chain case study as an example to draw upon for your own paper. Do not write about the coffee chain case study but use it as a guide for your own paper. You need to focus on your organization that you Walmart researching no the coffee supply chain case study.
2. Read the case study, Coffee - The Supply Chain: A Nestlé case study, carefully, and gather from it information you will need for your analysis.
3. Submit a 5-page paper in APA format, excluding title page and reference page. Analyze the coffee case study and integrate any pertinent implications you have learned from the analysis into your report.