ESSAY 1 Copyright © 2020 CASE #8 ESSAY TRAINING DEPARTMENT [Assigned on 5/19/20. Execute before 5/22/20 12 PM ET NOON] ESSAY 2 Copyright © 2020 CASE #8 ESSAY Introduction Technology has increased rapidly in the past two decades. This rapid technological advancement has provided organizations an opportunity to participate in an international marketplace. The international marketplace is portrayed by intense pressure and competition to drive cost down. The pure transactional way of sourcing materials is not realistic in the current modern era. Organizations should look for ways to restructure the ordering process and focus on their main competencies to sustain a competitive edge in the business market. This is only possible through the development of a strategic sourcing that would help the organizations in reducing their material and procurement costs. The shifts in economic trends and global expansion of businesses have augmented the intricacy of several supply chains, which have resulted in increased demand for successful supply chain management in current marketplace. Markets have become more globalized and organizations are affected by international trade either directly through their customers and supply chain or indirectly through the competitive strategies used by their industry rivals. Many organizations have attempted to develop partnerships or alliances with other supply chain members located in foreign countries, so that they could bypass the global business barriers created through the government policies, and gain access to foreign markets by managing the market risks. Discussion & Analysis The rising level of foreign direct investment in recent years is the proof of this attempt by the organizations. The trend toward economic globalization has made alliances important for corporate strategy, since globalization drove the convergence of customer preferences and needs. The high cost of speedy technological changes made it impossible for a firm to offer customers the best products at the lowest price (Baldwin, 2013). Additionally, sharing huge gaining presence and fixed costs in foreign markets were also claimed as reasons for global alliances. These alliances have helped firms in elimination of duplicated research efforts and control uncertainty in competitive environment. In addition, alliances could also stimulate more research and development investment on both sides. The benefits of global alliance ranged from lowering risk & cost of high tech product development and gaining economies of scale, to reduction in ESSAY 3 Copyright © 2020 transit time of products to market. Increased innovation, flexibility, better quality, strategic advantage, and economic necessity were also given as the benefits of global alliances. In the current, competitive business setting and global economy, organizations are highly recommended to actively .

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CASE #8 ESSAY
TRAINING DEPARTMENT
[Assigned on 5/19/20. Execute before 5/22/20 12 PM ET
NOON]
ESSAY 2
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CASE #8 ESSAY
Introduction

2. Technology has increased rapidly in the past two decades. This
rapid technological
advancement has provided organizations an opportunity to
participate in an international
marketplace. The international marketplace is portrayed by
intense pressure and competition to
drive cost down. The pure transactional way of sourcing
materials is not realistic in the current
modern era. Organizations should look for ways to restructure
the ordering process and focus on
their main competencies to sustain a competitive edge in the
business market. This is only
possible through the development of a strategic sourcing that
would help the organizations in
reducing their material and procurement costs. The shifts in
economic trends and global
expansion of businesses have augmented the intricacy of several
supply chains, which have
resulted in increased demand for successful supply chain
management in current marketplace.
Markets have become more globalized and organizations are
affected by international trade
either directly through their customers and supply chain or
indirectly through the competitive

3. strategies used by their industry rivals. Many organizations
have attempted to develop
partnerships or alliances with other supply chain members
located in foreign countries, so that
they could bypass the global business barriers created through
the government policies, and gain
access to foreign markets by managing the market risks.
Discussion & Analysis
The rising level of foreign direct investment in recent years is
the proof of this attempt by
the organizations. The trend toward economic globalization has
made alliances important for
corporate strategy, since globalization drove the convergence of
customer preferences and needs.
The high cost of speedy technological changes made it
impossible for a firm to offer customers
the best products at the lowest price (Baldwin, 2013).
Additionally, sharing huge gaining
presence and fixed costs in foreign markets were also claimed
as reasons for global alliances.
These alliances have helped firms in elimination of duplicated
research efforts and control
uncertainty in competitive environment. In addition, alliances

4. could also stimulate more research
and development investment on both sides. The benefits of
global alliance ranged from lowering
risk & cost of high tech product development and gaining
economies of scale, to reduction in
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transit time of products to market. Increased innovation,
flexibility, better quality, strategic
advantage, and economic necessity were also given as the
benefits of global alliances. In the
current, competitive business setting and global economy,
organizations are highly
recommended to actively monitor and manage their supply
chain, because the suppliers can
cause serious disruptions their operations otherwise (Seuring,
2013).
During 90s, the trends such as just-in-time systems, supply base
reduction, globalization
and lean supply chain networks have inspired the supply chain
leaders to put more emphasis on
cost reduction and efficiency in their supply chains’ design,

5. along with removal of non-value-
added activities and slack resources in order to minimize the
costs of production. In the
meantime, the emergent role of global supply chains helped in
bringing unification among the
manufacturers and suppliers worldwide, which led to higher
dependency among the
organizations dealing in the supply chain and a higher level of
supply chain complexity. Global
production has undergone a radical evolution during the past
two decades (Baldwin, 2013).
Improvements in information and communications technology
(ICT) along with World Trade
Organization’s push for low or no trade barriers have helped in
emergence of fragmented value
chains in world trade, where production is no longer managed
within one country but is broken
up and dispersed worldwide (Elms & Low, 2013). Furthermore,
the dispersion and
reorganization of production processes imply that each
production task is now situated in the
location with the utmost comparative advantage. Through
production processes sub-divided into
several stages all over the world, several countries have became

6. involved in production networks
that uses several intermediate inputs to create a final good to
consumers.
The supply chain experts have started to focus on developing
and improving supply chain
strategy, planning, and operations to enhance flexibility and
service quality. Supply chain
managers are focusing on reducing the cost of the supply chain
process to become more
competitive and to deliver the best value to the end users.
Nonetheless, managing supply chains
in a turbulent and competitive market is challenging, due to
unexpected circumstances. The
frequent occurrences of labor disputes, political changes within
the areas of operation and of the
supply chain and natural disasters are the most critical risks that
supply chain managers must
minimize and control. Supply chain managers should help the
organizations in improving their
efficiency of informational, physical and financial flows, when
there is a possibility for joint
problem-solving across supply chain partners to execute best
practices (Seuring, 2013).

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Conclusion
With augmented proliferation of supply chain and the
liberalization of cross border
transactions since the 90s, many countries have quickly
embedded into the global production
networks. Highly institutionalized regulatory frameworks have
helped the countries in improving
their sense of confidence in their economy, which have also led
them to attract much more
investors then they were able to attract in previously.
Businesses that are operating under
accountable and transparent countries might have greater
chances of business sentiment and
higher trust in the system as compare to the countries that have
corrupt regimes.
Supply chain management becomes increasingly complex when
organizational operations
in the delivery of products are interrupted. Supply chain
interruption can have poor impact on
sales and it can even push up the cost of transportation.
Managers, who are able to reduce and

8. manage supply chain risks are able to enhance the company’s
competitive position more and can
produce higher returns and business growth. To reduce
uncertainties from the supply chain,
managers need to consider risk-adjusted methods keeping in
view the exact design of supply
chain, as it will improve fundamental areas in the downstream
and upstream of the chain in both
domestic and global trade.
EXERCISES
Write your own essay regarding the Supply Chain
Management and trading system.
Indicate pros and cons of worldwide trading, globalization of
Supply Chain Management and
possible innovations in the sphere of management. Use the
example above as an exhibit.
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References

9. Baldwin, R. (2013). Trade and industrialization after
globalization's second unbundling: how
building and joining a supply chain are different and why it
matters. In Globalization in
an age of crisis: Multilateral economic cooperation in the
twenty-first century (pp. 165-
212). University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from:
http://www.nber.org/chapters/c12590.pdf
Elms, D. K., & Low, P. (Eds.). (2013). Global value chains in a
changing world. Geneva: World
Trade Organization. Retrieved from:
http://www10.iadb.org/intal/cartamensual/Cartas/PDF/208/es/Ca
rtaMensual208_Centro%
20de%20Documentaci%C3%B3n%20INTAL_Bibliograf%C3%A
Da%20Destacada%20
del%20Mes_Art2.pdf
Seuring, S. (2013). A review of modeling approaches for
sustainable supply chain management.
Decision support systems, 54(4), 1513-1520. Retrieved from:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefan_Seuring/publication
/257207230_DSS_Seuri
ng_ModellingSustSCM_final_2012_04_24/links/00b7d524a72d4
707a1000000.pdf

10. Collaboration for Improving Outcomes – Chronic Disease
Management
Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will collaborate
with other members of the
healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.
Course Competencies: 1) Assess the roles of the nurse case
manager in the contemporary
health care structure. 2) Develop a holistic case management
plan for a specified disease or
population that incorporates the role of insurance, health care
finance, and utilization of
community resources.
QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 2) Teamwork
and Collaboration 3) Evidence-
Based Practice
BSN Essential III
Area Gold
Mastery
Silver

11. Proficient
Bronze
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mastery not
Demonstrated
Population Detail the
population
Identifies the
population
List the population Does not address
section
Evaluate Evaluates the
population (size,
seriousness,
special needs,
etc.)
Reviews the

12. population (size,
seriousness,
special needs,
etc.).
Names the
population (size,
seriousness,
special needs,
etc.).
Does not address
section
Assesses Assesses why
there should be a
formal case
management
program.
Explains why
there should be a

13. formal case
management
program.
Lists why there
should be a formal
case management
program.
Does not address
section
Potential
benefits
Argues the
potential benefits
to implementing a
systematic case
management plan
(economics,
quality of

14. life/care, social
disruption, etc.).
Classifies the
potential benefits
to implementing a
systematic case
management plan
(economics,
quality of
life/care, social
disruption, etc.).
Lists the potential
benefits to
implementing a
systematic case
management plan
(economics,
quality of

15. life/care, social
disruption, etc.)
Does not address
section
Analyze Analyzes why
nursing should
coordinate this
plan of care.
Discusses why
nursing should
coordinate this
plan of care.
Lists why nursing
should coordinate
this plan of care.
Does not address
section
Identify Identifies the

16. other team
members who
should be
included and
why.
Recognizes the
other team
members who
should be
included and why.
Lists the other
team members
who should be
included and why.
Does not address
section
APA,

17. Grammar,
Spelling, and
Punctuation
No errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
One to three
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Four to six errors
in APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.
Seven or more
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
References Provides two or

18. more references.
Provides two
references.
Provides one
references.
Provides no
references.