Supply Chain - Core Competency and Outsourcing

Supply Chain

Core Competency and Outsourcing

Complete an analysis describing the core competency for your company or select a fortune 500 company department or division (i.e. Amazon, Google, or Coca Cola).  Be sure to discuss the key value-added activities recognized.  Lastly, discuss any outsourcing requirements and why those tasks have increased value to both the company and the end consumer. 

Choose Fortune 500 company:  BB&T, Hanesbrand, OR, Brighthouse Financial

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write 750 words (approximately 3 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.