Global Supply Chain Management

Global Supply Chain Management Order Description Assignment Brief In today’s competitive and uncertain market supply chain is becoming more and more complex due to global sourcing and priority has been placed on addressing the various challenges associated with supply chain risks and developing mitigation strategies against vulnerability. Based on the above statement, you are asked to choose a multinational enterprise and critically discuss: (i) How it manages its global supply chain including any decisions for low-cost country sourcing, (ii) What are the areas of concern of supply chain risk and associated mitigation strategy, (iii) How the utilisation of new technologies (e.g. big data analytics or Internet of Things, 3D Printing) can create more resilient supply chains. Assessment Criteria The maximum word count is 3000 words (+/- 10%). You will also need to consider the following when completing your assignment: Quality of executive summary (does it give a brief complete summary of your paper for an executive to read?) Establishment of relevant theory (e.g. how supply chain environments are differentiated from region to region?). Allocation of credit and sources used (have I included references and citations to the material I have used?). Clarity of argument. Overall report presentation including spelling and grammar. Adherence to nominated word limit (+/- 10%). Word processed (letter size 12, times new roman, 1.5 space). Fully referenced (Harvard Referencing System).