Assignment: Applied Global Logistics & Supply Chain Paper
WALMART
The paper is a written report pages numbered and appropriate headings. The report should be based on the materials and application learned in this course (text book: Supply Chain Management, Seventh Edition, S. Chopra & P. Meindl, Pearson ISBN-13: 978-0-13-380057-9).
Students are expected to apply the course learning outcomes to their jobs and companies in which they are employed. They are expected to explore the learning application and evaluate their organization's supply chain, and critically discuss the issues in their company's operational performances. It is expected that students provide the improvement avenues in their organization supply chain spectrum in light of their learning in this class. For confidentiality purposes, students can use a fictional name for their company in presenting their report. The minimum 11 to 12 pages written report should be uploaded on blackboard. All exhibits must be integrated within the report, numbered consecutively, with appropriate format, headings and labels, and clear acknowledgement of the data sources. References should be in the APA format.
Writtenn papers about Walmart must include the following minimum elements:
1) Company Background
2) Evaluation of the Supply Chain Processes
3) Drivers of Supply Chain Performance
4) Network Design
5) Risk Mitigation within the Supply Chain
6) Forecasting Practices
7) Sales & Operations Planning
8) Inventory Management Practices
9) Use of Transportation
10) Decisions in Sourcing
11) Use of Information Technology for Supply Chain Optimization
12) Supply Chain Sustainability with Learning Outcomes & Recommendations
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.