Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Read Chapters 14 and 18 of the course textbook, Operations and Supply Chain Management.
Read Supply Chain Risk, Measured and AddressedLinks to an external site..
Review The Effect of Top Management Involvement on Supply Chain Risk Management Through Buyer-Supplier RelationshipLinks to an external site..
Assume the role of a supply chain manager within an organization of your choice. Executive management has requested from you a presentation on supply chain risks associated with the organization and an action plan to mitigate those risks. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to present your plan to the higher-level executives.
In your presentation,
Identify three types of supply chain risks (one slide).
Develop an action plan to mitigate the risks (two to three slides).
Review how you will use technology to understand the voice of the customer (one to two slides).
Define what type of performance measures you will be use to monitor the risks or when the customer’s expectations change (one to two slides).
Explain how the supply chain manager will use the basic lean tools and approaches to provide a quality product on time and at the lowest cost (two to three slides).
For this class, the Supply Chain Risk Management final presentation will apply toward your Folio account. Be sure to upload your PowerPoint presentation to Folio once you have completed it and share a link in your submission when you upload it to Waypoint to be graded. If you are not already familiar with Folio, please review the Folio Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site..
The Supply Chain Risk Management final presentation
must be seven to 11 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and 100–125 words of speaker notes and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
title of presentation in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least six scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips, including this Company Research in the UAGC LibraryLinks to an external site. resource.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate slide for references that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. Review the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
