“The Sprit Catches You” Study Guide Ch. 11-13 Give 3 details that Fadiman includes that help us to understand the severity of Lia’s condition when “The Big One” is happening. Why was Lia actually taken to Fresno? Why did her parents think she was taken to Fresno? Which medical procedure after “The Big One” most distressed Nao Kao, and why? What were the medical professionals’ expectations for Lia after her time in Fresno? What happened the first time the Lees tried to flee to Thailand in 1976? How did the Vietnamese and Pathet Lao treat the Hmong people that remained in Laos? Explain the trouble with babies when Hmong families were walking to Thailand. How did they solve the problem? What does Dave Schneider have to say about Lia’s condition back at MCMC? What special thing did Foua do for the Hmong new year in 1986? What is a Code X, and why did it happen? BBA 311 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Task brief & rubrics Midterm Assesment The task is individual The deliverable has to be a report: 2,500-3,000 words. The weight is equivalent to 40% of the overall grade. The report has to be delivered in Turnitin on the 21st of June, before 11.59 CEST. Harvard Referencing System has to be used. Pick up one company from the following list • Inditex • VW Wolsfburg • Starbucks • Carrefour • IKEA • Inditex • Unilever • Nestle • McDonald’s • Nike • H&M • Amazon • Samsung 1) Briefly describe the company (shareholders, products/services provided, sales figures, recent evolution) and identify its supply chain 2) Discuss how the selected company achieves a balance between Supply chain arrangements and consumer value 3) Identify their Supply Chain. 4) Describe each of the three parts of this SC a. Supplies b. Manufacturing or creation of services c. Distribution channels 5) Make a critical analysis of each of them and of the supply chain as a whole 6) Discuss availability in logistics customer service and provide examples of the different ways to monitor the company’s performance in availability. Rubric Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Fail <70 Knowledge & understanding (20%) Student demonstrates clear understanding of the Supply Chain Management concepts involved in the discussion questions; Provide relevant examples from Corporate world to establish a connection between practice and theory; Free of grammatical or stylistic errors Student demonstrates fair understanding of the Supply Chain Management concepts involved in the discussion questions; Provide few examples from Corporate world to establish a connection between practice and theory; Few grammatical or stylistic errors. Student demonstrates few, if any new ideas or connections; summarize other postings; Several grammatical or stylistic errors. Student demonstrates little or no awareness of key concepts required in the discussion questions; .

1. “The Sprit Catches You” Study Guide Ch. 11-13
Give 3 details that Fadiman includes that help us to understand
the severity of Lia’s condition when “The Big One” is
happening.
Why was Lia actually taken to Fresno? Why did her parents
think she was taken to Fresno?
Which medical procedure after “The Big One” most distressed
Nao Kao, and why?
What were the medical professionals’ expectations for Lia after
her time in Fresno?
What happened the first time the Lees tried to flee to Thailand
in 1976?
How did the Vietnamese and Pathet Lao treat the Hmong people
that remained in Laos?
Explain the trouble with babies when Hmong families were
walking to Thailand. How did they solve the problem?
What does Dave Schneider have to say about Lia’s condition
back at MCMC?

2. What special thing did Foua do for the Hmong new year in
1986?
What is a Code X, and why did it happen?
BBA 311 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Task brief &
rubrics
Midterm Assesment
The task is individual
The deliverable has to be a report: 2,500-3,000 words.
The weight is equivalent to 40% of the overall grade.
The report has to be delivered in Turnitin on the 21st of June,
before 11.59 CEST. Harvard Referencing System has to be used.
Pick up one company from the following list
• Inditex
• VW Wolsfburg
• Starbucks
• Carrefour
• IKEA
• Inditex
• Unilever

3. • Nestle
• McDonald’s
• Nike
• H&M
• Amazon
• Samsung
1) Briefly describe the company (shareholders,
products/services provided, sales figures, recent evolution) and
identify its supply chain
2) Discuss how the selected company achieves a balance
between Supply chain arrangements and consumer value
3) Identify their Supply Chain.
4) Describe each of the three parts of this SC
a. Supplies
b. Manufacturing or creation of services
c. Distribution channels
5) Make a critical analysis of each of them and of the supply
chain as a whole
6) Discuss availability in logistics customer service and provide
examples of the different ways to monitor the company’s
performance in

4. availability.
Rubric
Exceptional
90-100
Good
80-89
Fair
70-79
Fail
<70
Knowledge &
understanding
(20%)
Student demonstrates clear
understanding of the Supply
Chain Management concepts
involved in the discussion
questions; Provide relevant

5. examples from Corporate
world to establish a connection
between practice and theory;
Free of grammatical or stylistic
errors
Student demonstrates fair
understanding of the Supply
Chain Management concepts
involved in the discussion
questions; Provide few
examples from Corporate world
to establish a connection
between practice and theory;
Few grammatical or stylistic
errors.
Student demonstrates few, if
any new ideas or connections;
summarize other postings;
Several grammatical or stylistic
errors.
Student demonstrates little or no
awareness of key concepts
required in the discussion
questions; Obvious grammatical
or stylistic errors
Critical
evaluation
(30%)
Student comments significantly
add to the learning process;

6. demonstrates higher level of
critical thinking-analysis,
synthesis& evaluation.
Student comments add to the
learning process; demonstrates
moderate level of critical
thinking analysis, synthesis&
evaluation.
Generally competent;
information is average doesn’t
add to the continuous learning
process; grammatical or stylistic
errors interfere with the
content.
No new ideas are presented;
Usually have “I agree with…”
statement; makes understanding
impossible.
Written
Communication
(20%)
Student communicates their
ideas extremely clearly and
concisely.
Able to connect theory with
the case study, comments are
focused and concise.
Student communicates their
ideas clearly and concisely.
Able to connect with the case

7. study but lack depth and/or
detail.
Student communicates their
ideas with some clarity and
concision.
Limited, if any connections with
the case study; vague
generalities
Student fails to communicate
their ideas clearly and concisely.
No connections are generated
between theory and the case
study; comments are off topic
Synthesis
(30%)
Student synthesizes the
content of their writing with
exceptional clarity and
concision
Student synthesizes the content
of their writing with some clarity
and concision
Student synthesizes the content
of their writing, although work
lacks clarity and/or concision
Student makes an insufficient
attempt to synthesize, with a lack
of clarity and concision.