Operations Management for Competitive Advantage:MGT536

MGT536-2402B-01

Assignment Details

For guidance with this discussion, use Chapter 15 in your textbook, which provides an overview of the supply chain, including current trends.

Different companies in different industries are at various stages in developing and managing their supply chain to manage their overall business operation. However, some common trends in supply chain management can be found across companies and industries. These trends include the following (Stevenson, 2020):

Measuring the supply chain’s return on investment (ROI)

Improving the sustainability of the supply chain to “green up”

Integrating agile practices

Adopting blockchain technology

Improving risk management

• For this assignment, address the following:
• Choose a trend in the supply chain, and explain how that trend enhances value to the business operations and contributes to the company’s overall competitive advantage.
• Review and consider the supply chain trends scenario described by your peers; and your perspective on how the trends analyzed by your peers enable operations benefits and competitive advantage in other types of business operations.
• In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.
• For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Grading Rubric

Discussion Board Grading Rubric – 60 Points

• Assignment CriteriaProficient DescriptorPoints

Quality of Main Post

24 Points Total

Student’s main post meets or exceeds the following requirements:

Responds completely to all parts of the discussion question  

Communicates content information accurately and/or logically 

Delivers a thoughtful response demonstrating insights and reflections

Connects to both key content concepts and personal experiences (if applicable)

Meets or exceeds the required length 

/24 pts.

Response to Peers

20 Points Total

Responds to a minimum of two peers (10 points per response)

Substantive response

Furthers the conversation with peers. Examples could include: 

Provides additional resources 

Connects to key concepts

Shares personal or professional experiences

Contributes new information or perspective

Presents a competing viewpoint

• Meets or exceeds the required length
• /20 pts.
• Support from Learning Resources
• 6 Points Total
• At least one post refers to course learning resources./6 pts.

Professional Writing

10 Points Total

Response is well-organized, clear, and free of grammatical and mechanical errors.

Posts demonstrate courtesy and respect for others.

/10 pts.Potential Deductions:Friday Post Requirement

     -6 Points TotalNo posts were submitted by FridayTwo Separate Days Posted

     -6 Points TotalPosts were not submitted on at least two separate daysTotal60 points possible/60 pts.

Reference

Stevenson, W. J. (2020). Operations management (14th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

• A Managerial Approach to Marketing:MKT540
• MKT540-2402B-01

Assignment Details

• Many employees in the marketing department are excited to have a standardization of the decision-making process and cross-country marketing management planning. However, a few of them have stated that the decision-making process is so different from country to country that standardization is not possible.
• For this assignment, answer the following:
• Discuss if a standardized marketing management process benefits a company pursuing a national market strategy or a global market strategy. Explain your answer.
• Your feedback to classmates should contain your perception of their idea about a standardized marketing management process and if it is more beneficial to a company pursuing a national market strategy or a global market strategy.
• In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.
• For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.