Assignment 1: Discussion—Supply Chain Management as a Value Driver A successful supply chain strategy includes good design and implementation. However, supply chain strategy is not considered truly successful until there is a measurable contribution to the bottom line. To be successful, managers must plan, forecast, and execute the operational plan as well as face and overcome the organizational, partner-based, and personnel-based factors that can diminish value. Effective supply chain management continues to grow in importance as a competitive differentiator for most companies. However, most companies fail to realize a competitive advantage or value for the customer. Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research supply chain management. As you examine the readings in this module, consider how change affects all stakeholders in the supply chain and apply those reflections to the following questions: What do you consider are some of the problems that affect supply chain management success? Using at least two current examples, discuss effective supply chain strategies that were used by a company to positively impact organizational effectiveness and yield desirable results. By  Saturday, December 6, 2014 , post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through  Wednesday, December 10, 2014 , review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation Do the following when responding to your peers: Read your peers’ answers. Provide substantive comments by contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources; building on the remarks or questions of others; or sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas. Make sure your writing is clear, concise, and organized; demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Grading Criteria Assignment Components Max Points Initial response was: Insightful, original, accurate, and timely. Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts. Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions. 16 Discussion Response and Participation: Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner. Offered points of view supported by research. Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion. Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion. 16 Writing: Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner. Responses were error free. Informat.

1. Assignment 1: Discussion—Supply Chain Management as a
Value Driver
A successful supply chain strategy includes good design and
implementation. However, supply chain strategy is not
considered truly successful until there is a measurable
contribution to the bottom line. To be successful, managers
must plan, forecast, and execute the operational plan as well as
face and overcome the organizational, partner-based, and
personnel-based factors that can diminish value. Effective
supply chain management continues to grow in importance as a
competitive differentiator for most companies. However, most
companies fail to realize a competitive advantage or value for
the customer.
Using the module readings, Argosy University online library
resources, and the Internet, research supply chain management.
As you examine the readings in this module, consider how
change affects all stakeholders in the supply chain and apply
those reflections to the following questions:
What do you consider are some of the problems that affect
supply chain management success?
Using at least two current examples, discuss effective supply
chain strategies that were used by a company to positively
impact organizational effectiveness and yield desirable results.
By
Saturday, December 6, 2014
, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area.
Through
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.
Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response
should be thorough and address all components of the
discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources,
where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate
accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Do the following when responding to your peers:

2. Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
contributing new, relevant information from course readings,
Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions of others; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your
professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to
other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and
attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Grading Criteria
Assignment Components
Max Points
Initial response was:
Insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of
concepts.
Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a
variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
16
Discussion Response and Participation:
Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
Offered points of view supported by research.
Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion.
Drew relationships between one or more points in the
discussion.
16
Writing:
Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
Responses were error free.
Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased
appropriately and accurately cited.

3. 8
Total:
40