Describe both the business strategy and supply chain strategy for your
current or former business employer, or your favorite company that utilizes
exemplary supply chain practices, and organization profitability and customer
service levels. Locate the annual report of the company for more details on
their strategies. You can search for a company’s Form 10-K filings in the
SEC’s EDGAR Database (Links to an external site.) or directly on
the company’s official website under Investor Relations. For example, the
Boeing webpage has an Investor Resources (Links to an external site.) page with
“Frequently Asked Questions” that directs users to its annual report.
Your research paper will analyze how this organization aligns
its business strategy with its supply chain strategy. Based on your analysis
and findings, you must recommend a strategy or tactics for improvement,
strategic alignment of supply chain, and business strategies. Your conclusions
and recommendations should be based on scholarly resources and theory learned
in this course. In addition, you may use non-course materials that support your
arguments. Submit your final paper to the instructor by the last day of class.
In your paper,
Assess the role of logistics management as a
responsibility center in the organization.
Identify the business strategy and supply
chain strategy of the company.
Briefly describe the company’s business goals;
Identify the firm’s supply chain strategies that align with its
business goals.
Analyze transportation, warehousing, shipping
and delivery, materials handling and inventory control, billing and the related
credit function, and the collection of accounts receivable.
Evaluate development of materials and
components and finished products that can be controlled through standard costs
and budgets in supply chain.
Analyze how the company’s supply chain supports its business
strategy and contributes to their strategic alignment.
Generate a specific strategy or tactics for improvement of the
strategic alignment of supply chain and business strategies.
Integrate at least one metric for measuring
effectiveness such as SCOR model, balanced scorecard, and other KPI measures.
In your Alignment of the Supply Chain Strategy and Business
Strategy in the Corporate Environment final paper,
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Begin with an
introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
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Address the topic of
the paper with critical thought.
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End with a conclusion
that reaffirms your thesis.
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Include a separate
title page with the following:
o Title of paper in bold font
o Space should be between title and the rest of
the information on the title page.
o Student’s name
o Name of institution (University name)
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Due date
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