Critical Thinking Essay - Supply Chain Management

Critical Thinking Essay: Supply Chain Management

Writing essay (4 pages not including the cover page and references page)       

The topic as below:
Visit the websites of three Middle Eastern companies like Al Baik,  Almarai, and Emirates Airlines or any others of your choosing. Identify  information on the companies’ supply chain management activities.

Address the following requirements:

• Identify your selected companies in no more than three paragraphs.
• In the remaining pages, break down  information you find on purchasing issues, supplier issues, logistics,  information systems, quality, and customer service to compare and  contrast the supply chains of your selected companies.
• In your final one or two paragraphs, suggest improvements for each company based on your comparison to the other two.

Directions:-
-Write an essay that includes an introduction paragraph, the essay’s  body, and a conclusion paragraph to address the assignment’s  guide questions. Do not address the questions using a   question-and-answer format.  
-APA style should be used
-Font will be: Times roman 12, and double space should be between lines 
-At least 3-4 scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles will be used as references (including the below two).  

Recommended Reference:  

• Davis-Sramek, B., Fugate, B. S.,  Miller, J., Germain, R., Izyumov, A., & Krotov, K. (2017). Understanding  the present by examining the past: Imprinting effects on supply chain  outsourcing in a transition economy. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 53(1), 65-86.
• Taborga, C. P., Lusa, A., & Coves, A. M. (2018). A proposal for  a green supply chain strategy. Journal  of Industrial Engineering and Management, 11(3), 445-465. Retrieved from https://doaj.org/article/644e1255f9fd4c8884fd26d05a0f409a
•  Samiedaluie, S., & Verter, V. (2019). The  impact of specialization of hospitals on patient access  to care; a  queuing analysis with an application to a neurological hospital. Health Care Management  Science, 22(4), 709-726.