Reference no: EM13832945
Effective Supplier Management
Assignment Overview
SCM is a cornerstone of modern worldcommerce. For that reason, interest in the subject is well-nigh universal,among both practitioners and academics, and in private, public, not-for-profit,and governmental organizations.
Please begin this case by carefullyreading two papers; Chenowith et al. (2012) and Sarnovsky (2015). Here's anoverview of them.
Chenowith and her coauthors (2012)are organizational scientists at the not-for-profit RAND corporation, a "thinktank" that began life as a quasi-governmental agency. Their paper examinesinitiatives in supplier relationship management undertaken by the U.S. AirForce Materiel Command.
Dr. Martin Sarnovsky is a professorat the Technical University of Koice, Slovakia; a country that was a clientstate of the Soviet Union before that communist empire broke up. A chapter ofhis online textbook (excerpted here) discusses supplier management. It is adetailed, useful treatment.
Case Assignment
The Case assignment for this moduleis to carefully compare and contrast these two papers. What points do both ofthem make? What points does one emphasize, the other not? Explain. (Hint:Tables with side-by-side comparisons would be helpful.)
AssignmentExpectations
- Write a well-constructed essay. Feel free to use tables and bulleted lists, if appropriate.
- The readings may not provide specific answers. If not, you will need to "fill in the gaps," using your understanding of the material presented in the Module, and the background sources.
- Style and format must comply with the Writing Style Guide. (TUI Guide, n.d.) This is not an English course; however, errors in spelling, grammar and style will be penalized.
- Provide citations and references. Use of APA style is encouraged, but not required. Please see the TUI Writing Guide, or visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL, 2015).
- There are no page requirements. Write what you need to write, neither more nor less.
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