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2. ISCOM 476 Entire Course • ISCOM 476 Week 1 DQ 1 • ISCOM 476 Week 1 DQ 2 • ISCOM 476 Week 2 Learning Team Riordan Manufacturing Supply Chain Evaluation • ISCOM 476 Week 2 DQ 1

3. ISCOM 476 Week 1 DQ 1 • .  What is competitive advantage? • How can the supply chain affect competitive advantage? • What competitive advantage opportunities does the supply chain in your organization underutilize?

4. ISCOM 476 Week 1 DQ 2 • Is your supply chain collaborating with other organizations? Why or why not? • What benefits do they get from these collaborations? • What are some potential risks associated with these collaborations?

5. ISCOM 476 Week 2 DQ 1 • What are the basic components of a supply chain? How do these components interact with each other? How do they influence each other? How can you plan for optimum performance between components in the supply chain?

6. ISCOM 476 Week 2 DQ 2 • What are the basic process steps for designing a supply chain? Is the order of the process steps important? Why or why not? How can you tell if the process is meeting your performance requirements?

7. ISCOM 476 Week 2 Learning Team Riordan Manufacturing Supply Chain Evaluation • Write a 700- to 1,050-wordexecutive summary for Riordan’s executive management team with respect to the supply chain required for manufacturing the new perfume bottles. Consider the following:

8. ISCOM 476 Week 3 DQ 1 • What was one problem identified in the Riordan supply chain? What is the root cause of this problem? What steps can be taken to ensure that the problem does not reoccur?

9. ISCOM 476 Week 3 DQ 2 • Imagine that you just found out that a family member of your buyer received an expensive gift from one of Riordan’s suppliers. What actions are you going to take? Is it ethical for the family member to keep the gift? Why or why not? What potential issues may arise from this situation?

10. ISCOM 476 Week 3 Individual Assignment Meditech Surgical Case Paper • Complete the Meditech Surgical case study located at the end of Ch. 1 in the text. • Writea 700- to 1,050-word paper with complete responses to the four questions at the endof the case. • Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

11. ISCOM 476 Week 4 DQ 1 • Can you improve something you cannot measure? Why or why not? What metrics does your organization use to assess supply chain performance? What are the benefits of performance metrics? How does your organization use these metrics to improve performance or competitive advantage?

12. ISCOM 476 Week 4 DQ 2 • How are leadership skills different from management skills? How are they the same? How may management skills differ along the supply chain? What skills are equally important throughout?

13. ISCOM 476 Week 4 Individual Assignment Dell Inc. Case Paper • Complete the Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain case located at the end of Ch. 6 in the text. • Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you respond to the Dell case study and answer the following questions:

14. ISCOM 476 Week 5 DQ 1 • How can a company identify current trends in an industry? What tools can an organization use to differentiate between long-term trends and short-term fads? How can an organization know when to follow a new trend in the industry?

15. ISCOM 476 Week 5 DQ 2 • Describe products that are truly global. Describe what organizations that deliver global products do regionally within their business to ensure regional business.

16. ISCOM 476 Week 5 Individual Supply Chain Operations Paper and Presentation • ISCOM 476 Week 5 Individual Supply Chain Operations Paper and Presentation

17. ISCOM 476 Week 5 Learning Team Riordan Business Model Implementation Plan Paper • Write a 3,500- to 4,200-word paper in which you address and complete the following three phases:

18. ISCOM 476 Week 5 Learning Team Riordan Business Model Implementation Plan Presentation • Prepare a 6-to 8-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes illustrating the three phases of the project. • Include a flowchart illustrating the supply chain.

19. ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic Global Logistics Paper (UOP) •  With your instructor’s approval, select an organization and prepare a 1,050-1,750-word paper addressing the following items: • Identify and compare at least four to five factors (cost, shelf life, weather, etc.) that impact transportation needs Determine appropriate logistics methods in various scenarios (local, out-of-state, regional, coast-to-coast, and global) Summarize the "strategic" requirements of global logistics

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