INTRODUCTION
Even in its simplest form, supply chain management is a complex process with many moving parts. However, over the past several years, supply chain management has been undergoing an evolution fueled by complex and intertwined domestic and global factors, such as political upheaval, economic stresses, legislative changes, changing technology, natural disasters, and health crises. These factors pose risks to a business’s supply chain resilience, increasing the potential for significant disruptions to its business operations.
SCENARIO
You are a consultant for a company that recently experienced an operation and supply chain disruption. You are tasked with analyzing relevant qualitative and quantitative data related to the company’s operation and supply chain disruption and evaluating possible solutions to the problem. You will also recommend a solution for long-term risk mitigation and supply chain viability to the senior leadership team.
See the attached “D472 Task 1 Case Study” and “D472 Task 1 Supporting Data” in the Supporting Documents section for additional information and data.
REQUIREMENTS
A. Create a multimedia presentatin to present your evaluation of the company’s operation and supply chain disruption to the company’s senior leadership team. The multimedia presentation must include each of the following:
• a title slide that contains the title of the presentation and your name
• content slides that contain an illustration of the company’s operation and supply chain disruption (see part B), your evaluation of solutions to the operational and supply chain problem (see part C), and presenter notes for each slide
Note: Presenter notes for each slide must be included to fully cover the level of explanation, analysis, and discussion necessary.
• a conclusion slide that contains a solution recommendation for the company’s long-term supply chain management (see part C2)
B. Within the multimedia presentation, illustrate the company’s operation and supply chain disruption and the steps taken to resolve it, using relevant details from the attached “D472 Task 1 Case Study,” by doing the following:
1. Describe the disruption the company experienced, including the supply chain disruption risk classification.
2. Identify two external risks that impacted the company.
a. Explain how one of the external risks identified in part B2 impacted the company.
3. Identify two internal risks that impacted the company, using relevant details from the case study.
a. Explain how one of the internal risks identified in part B3 impacted the company.
4. Explain how the disruption impacted the company’s daily operations, using the data provided in the attached “D472 Task 1 Case Study” and “D472 Task 1 Supporting Data.”
5. Explain how the company demonstrated resilience.
6. Explain how the company recovered from the disruption.
C. Within the multimedia presentation, evaluate the three solutions to the operational and supply chain problem from the attached “D472 Task 1 Case Study,” using relevant details and qualitative and quantitative data analysis, by doing the following:
1. Evaluate the effectiveness of the three solutions to the company’s operational and supply chain problem, using qualitative and quantitative data analysis, by doing the following:
a. Describe three strengths of each solution.
b. Describe two weaknesses of each solution.
c. Explain how the qualitative and quantitative data from the case study were used to inform the solutions.
2. Recommend one solution for the company to move forward with for long-term risk mitigation and supply chain viability.
a. Justify your recommendation from part C2.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
Rubric necessities
The submission’s multimedia presentation includes a title slide containing the title of the presentation and the student’s name, content slides for parts B and C containing presenter notes for all content slides, and a conclusion slide.
The submission logically describes the disruption the company experienced, includes an accurate risk classification for the supply chain disruption, and uses relevant details from the case study.
The submission accurately identifies 2 external risks that impacted the company using relevant details from the case study.
The submission logically explains how 1 of the internal risks identified in part above impacted the company and is supported by relevant details from the case study.
The submission logically explains how the disruption impacted the company’s daily operations and uses the data provided in the supporting documents.
The submission logically explains how the company demonstrated resilience and is supported by relevant details from the case study.
The submission logically explains how the company recovered from the disruption and is supported by relevant details from the case study.
The submission logically describes 3 strengths of each solution and is supported by relevant details from the case study.
The submission logically describes 2 weaknesses of each solution and is supported by relevant details from the case study.
The submission logically explains how the qualitative and quantitative data from the case study were used to inform the solutions and is supported by relevant details from the case study.
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
