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 (or 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. ●

Explain supply chain management and its role in business. Provide an example of a company known for its sophisticated supply chain management and briefly explain their use of IT in managing their supply chain.

As extracted from the case study, “the pandemic resulted in disrupted deliveries and many other supply chain management related issues, 93 percent of procurement and supply-chain leaders said they planned to increase the resilience of their supply chains, and 44 percent said they would be willing to give up some short-term efficiencies to achieve this —although this sort of trade-off can prove avoidable in some cases.” Considering this statement, evaluate the measures and strategies that the procurement function can employ to enhance supply chain resilience.

Discuss the following statement: statement supply chain management not only buys parts or services from suppliers- it buys a suppliers' performance capability.