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1. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com

2. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com INF 336 Entire Course For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com INF 336 Week 1 DQ 1 Risk Management

3. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com INF 336 Week 1 DQ 1 Risk Management For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Risk Management. Risk management is a critical aspect of project management. The supply chain decisions that are made have risk involved like any other project decision. Comment on two examples of risks that can occur in the supply

4. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Entire Course For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 Individual Assignment Policies and Procedures Summary ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1

5. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com How would you describe capital goods? Some organizations do not include the purchasing department in acquiring capital goods. Is this effective? Why or why not?

6. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is the difference between a policy and a procedure? Why is it important for an organization to have a set of policies and procedures? Should management regularly review these policies and procedures? Why or why not?

7. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com How has technology changed supply management in the last 20 years? Have changes been positive? What are potential disadvantages of not keeping up-to-date with technology?

8. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 Purchasing Strategies Centralized vs. Decentralized (New Syllabus) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Identify a company or industry that you are either familiar with or one with which you would like to become more familiar. As a purchasing professional of the chosen company or industry, your job is to determine the type of purchasing organizational structure that can effectively manage procurement functions.

9. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 Purchasing Strategies For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook Write a 700- to 1050-word paper that defines the similarities and differences of the purchasing strategy you will use at each stage of the Product Life Cycle of your company’s specific product.

10. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What negotiation model does your organization use with suppliers? Is it participative, antagonistic or something else? Provide your reasoning. Does the organization benefit from this model? How could it be improved?

11. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Explain the role third-party logistics providers play in your organization. Based on Exhibit 17.8 on p. 643 of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, is it always advantageous to use a third-party logistics provider? Why or why not? How does using

12. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com How do technology practices, such as Internet buying, affect negotiation?

13. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 Internal and External Supply Chain Integration Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook

14. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 Supplier quality Challenge Incoming Receiving Inspection (New Syllabus) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Create a 10-slide visual presentation, with speakers' notes, that outlines the components of a receiving inspection plan.

15. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 Video Analysis For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library

16. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is a supplier evaluation? Why is it important? When might an organization conduct a supplier evaluation?

17. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is global sourcing? Is it the most cost-effective option for organizations? Why or why not? What are some factors to consider?

18. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What must retailers consider when determining their product mix? Why is having a proper product mix important?

19. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 Effective Supplier Evaluations For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook

20. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 E-Procurement Business Case Development For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook

21. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The parties to a sourcing negotiation can discuss many issues besides price. Select five non-price issues over which a buyer and seller can reach agreement, and explain why each issue might be important to the buyer or seller.

22. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is the relationship among contract law, the UCC, and commercial law? Why is it important for purchasing managers to understand legal issues? Isn’t that what lawyers are for?

23. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Discuss the concept of ethics. Why is the purchasing profession particularly sensitive to this topic? What are the different risks associated with unethical behavior?

24. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 Media Library Negotiating Strategies and Tactics For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook

25. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 Negotiation Plan Development (New Syllabus) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com You are a business negotiations consultant who has been hired by a start-up company to create a training guide for its newly hired procurement specialists. Write a 1,050 word negotiations training guide that includes:

26. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 Negotiation Plan Development For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook, Excel Using the purchase material or component from your Week 1 writing assignment:

27. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com How has measuring and evaluating purchasing performance been limited in the past? How has this changed? Do you agree an organization must increase its efforts to measure performance? Why or why not?

28. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com How do you see technology changing purchasing strategies in the future? How might this affect your own organization? What are some strategies that companies can use to help employees deal with these changes?

29. ISCOM 361 Greate Future - snaptutorial.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 Managing a Crisis Simulation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook You are a Supply Chain Manager of a building supply company.  Your company sells building materials to building contractors, home improvement construction companies, as well as the do-it-yourself weekend project homeowners.

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