ISCOM424 Week 1 Discussion (Dq1+dq2+dq3)

ISCOM424 Week 1

Discussions

DQ 1

How can supply chain management improve organizational performance? Describe supply chain management and explain how improvements on a larger scale are both possible and plausible.

DQ 2

How can supply chain management strategy help a company develop an exclusive competitive market advantage? What, in your opinion, constitutes a competitive market advantage? Other than cost-saving and revenue-increasing strategies, what are some innovative ways companies can create or maintain a competitive advantage?

DQ 3

What are the advantages of designing the supply chain, as opposed to allowing it to develop over time, according to business demands? What are the potential disadvantages of using a design process? How can some of them be prevented?