Assignment Task
Research a chosen company using secondary sources of information (e.g. published articles, reviews, newsletter, etc), and prepare an individual report covering the following points Select a multinational company
Analyse the firms’ international business strategy (International, Standardisation, Localisation or Transnational Strategy)
Analyse the firms supply chain strategy (Cost vs responsiveness trade off)
Analyse the strategic fit between firm’s international business strategy and supply chain strategy (looks for gaps in the strategic fit)
Critically examine each of the elements of the supply chain:
Facilities
Sourcing/Procurement
1. Inventory
2. Transportation/Distribution
3. Information sharing.
Finally show how these five elements are connected to each other in their global supply chain distribution network, and critically analyse for gaps in their distribution network. You should be able to draw your own distribution network of the company.
You should end up with recommendation (3-5) for improving their global supply chain. The recommendation should directly stem from the gaps in the analysis. This include gaps in the strategic fit in the international business strategy and supply chain strategy; gaps in the elements (wherever applicable) in the supply chain