Assignment Content You are inducted to the newly setup team of logistics and distributions in your company. You are analyzing the flow of goods from the suppliers to the final customer. You need to prepare a reference document for the team you are planning to build as a part of the setup process of a supply chain. Choose a large global company. Prepare an 875-to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss the following items: Define supply chain management. Define how supply chain management has evolved over the past 20 years. Describe the primary components of your selected company's supply chain and explain the importance of each component. Discuss how the 3 key supply chain decision phases are used at this company and provide examples. Provide examples of how your selected company has for does not have) an advantage over its competitors using its supply chain. Analyze the financial impact establishing a supply chain had on your selected company. Explain the organizational considerations related to your selected company's supply chain.

Please describe the goals of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in a made-up supply chain and provide three examples of the types of electronic documents that would be exchanged across the organizations involved. Specify how standards aid in making a number of distinct systems compatible with one another.

What is the background of the company Walmart and supply chain?

Please help me in my homework. Discuss the individual contributions that could be made by a cross functional team to the following list of activities. Assume the team consists of engineering, manufacturing, and supply management personnel. a. Specifications Development b. Market Analysis c. Productivity/cost improvements d. Make or buy analysis e. Determination of inventory levels To kick this off let me say that being able to effectively participate and lead cross functional teams is critical to effectively implementing supply chain management. Cross functional equates to diversity meaning that you have individuals with different skill sets and motivations (based on their respective organizations). Harnessing this expertise and working through the natural barriers that exist is truly a challenge that requires effort to achieve the desired end state... that is to resolve issues and problems and/or to deliver viable alternative solutions.