Global Supply Chain Management

Order Description The global supply chain" rel="nofollow">in is more than direct ownership of production and distribution. It is also a network of relationships with both in" rel="nofollow">internal and external partners. It requires establishin" rel="nofollow">ing relationships with organisations operatin" rel="nofollow">ing under completely different political, economic, and physical environments. Based on the above statement, you are asked to choose a large enterprise, which has become over the years the cornerstone of the supply chain" rel="nofollow">in (e.g., Nike, Tesco, IKEA, Samsung, Ford, Apple, P&G, DHL, Nestle) and critically discuss:(i) how it manages to establish close coordin" rel="nofollow">ination across the globe (in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing any outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing/offshorin" rel="nofollow">ing decisions and location-specific advantages), (ii) how distin" rel="nofollow">inctive R&D in" rel="nofollow">investments helped the company to in" rel="nofollow">increase its revenues, (iii) what are the supply chain" rel="nofollow">in risks and the associated mitigation strategy (iv) how advanced technology means/tools (e.g., 3D Prin" rel="nofollow">intin" rel="nofollow">ing, Big Data analytics or Internet of Thin" rel="nofollow">ings) help to main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">in the competitive advantage.