Assignment: Integrated Supply Chain Management
Strategic Alliances: Using the same manufacturing company you selected for the Week Two Assignment, address the following points:
1. Identify a strategic alliance your chosen company has formed and discuss how three to four of the issues from the following list have been addressed by the alliance:
• Adding value to products
• Improving market access
• Strengthening operations
• Adding technological strength
• Enhancing strategic growth
• Enhancing organizational skills
• Building financial strength
2. It is common for a strategic alliance to be formed with a third party logistics provider (3PL). Describe three to four benefits that may be realized from such an alliance.
The Strategic Alliances paper:
1. Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
2. Must include a separate title page with the following:
• Title of paper
• Student's name
• Course name and number
• Instructor's name
• Date submitted
3. Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text and the Forbes web site.
• The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
4. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
5. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.