Essay Assignment

For this essay, use the same company (WAL-MART) you previously used, and analyze how the company has implemented a corporate strategy or a future policy rollout. Consider strategy development, and the implementation phase. In your essay, address the following questions.

1. What are the stages of a corporation's life cycle? How can a corporation's life cycle be extended? What stage is your company in?

2. What is strategy implementation? What questions must strategy makers consider to begin the implementation process?

3. It is important to assess the strategy-culture compatibility when implementing a new strategy. Do you think that culture follows strategy, or does strategy follow culture? In your response, use your company to illustrate your points. Justify your answer.

4. What is Six Sigma? Why would a company want to implement it?

Your essay should be two to three pages in length, double-spaced, and in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. The title and reference pages do not count towards the minimum page length. To complete this assignment, a minimum of two reputable sources must be used, cited, and referenced. Use APA style guidelines.

Assessment

1. Choose one method by which enterprise systems add value to business. Name the specific business processes and the functional areas affected. Explain your responses. Your response should be at least (200 words in length.)

2. Other than time and geography, how will supply chain systems differ from global supply chain systems from either a management or technical perspective? Your response should be at least (75 words in length.)

3. Recall the e-commerce Internet business model discussed in the unit readings. Identify three different businesses that use this model and their successful descriptions for solutions to information systems. Your response should be at least (75 words in length.)