Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese car manufacturer that produces and sells motor vehicles all over the globe. In 2016, Toyota was the largest car manufacturer in the world by sales volume (Parker 2016). The vehicles produced by Toyota are famous for their high quality and durability, which allows the company to make consistently high profits. Toyota boasts great collaboration between departments, excellent customer and supplier relationships, training and development and prioritizes community satisfaction, employees and other stakeholders. The top management at Toyota has the responsibility for quality by providing commitment, support, and leadership to the human and technical processes (Kanji & Asher, 1996). The Toyota plants have proven time over again that they are able to adapt the resources to develop new Models. Toyota adopts a Just-in-time (JIT) assembly which focuses on speedy production. Extracted from (IvyPanda(2021.) | In your opinion, what quality management framework does Toyota follow? You are required to list all the frameworks and support why you have selected a particular framework using theory and information from the extract above.

Advantages Rationalisation of production/reduction of cost Legal security pollution prevention Competitive advantage Better imagine in the eyes of the customer and the public Active cooperation

What is a trend in the supply chain, and how does that trend enhance value to the business operations and contribute to the company’s overall competitive advantage?

Read the following case study based on Wal-Mart and answer the questions that follow, not all the answers can be found in the case study, you may be required to conduct additional research. Measuring Wal-Mart's impact on South Africa What exactly will Wal-Marts presence do to South Africa’s retail supply chain? A recent study tried to measure just that. According to the Supplychainforeseight research study, South Africa’s local retail sector is prepared to deal with Wal-Mart’s proven plan for success. Local retail businesses will try and compete with Wal- Mart by emphasizing communication and increasing customer service. The local retailers are also expected to try and ‘streamline the supplier base,’ which could result in more stable, cost-effective contracts with suppliers. “Walmart might be defined as a supply chain business that happens to be a retailer; as opposed to supermarket chains, who are retailers who happen to be in the supply chain business,” industry consultant…