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.