Module 2 – Case
Effective
Supplier Management
Assignment
Overview
SCM is a cornerstone of modern world
commerce. For that reason, interest in the subject is well-nigh universal,
among both practitioners and academics, and in private, public, not-for-profit,
and governmental organizations.
Please begin this case by carefully
reading two papers; Chenowith et al. (2012) and Sarnovsky (2015). Here’s an
overview of them.
Chenowith and her coauthors (2012)
are organizational scientists at the not-for-profit RAND corporation, a “think
tank” that began life as a quasi-governmental agency. Their paper examines
initiatives in supplier relationship management undertaken by the U.S. Air
Force Materiel Command.
Dr. Martin Sarnovsky is a professor
at the Technical University of Koice, Slovakia; a country that was a client
state of the Soviet Union before that communist empire broke up. A chapter of
his online textbook (excerpted here) discusses supplier management. It is a
detailed, useful treatment.
Case
Assignment
The Case assignment for this module
is to carefully compare and contrast these two papers. What points do both of
them make? What points does one emphasize, the other not? Explain. (Hint:
Tables with side-by-side comparisons would be helpful.)
Assignment
Expectations
- Write a well-constructed essay.
Feel free to use tables and bulleted lists, if appropriate. - The readings may not provide
specific answers. If not, you will need to “fill in the gaps,” using your
understanding of the material presented in the Module, and the background
sources. - Style and format must comply
with the Writing Style Guide. (TUI Guide, n.d.) This is not an English
course; however, errors in spelling, grammar and style will be penalized. - Provide citations and
references. Use of APA style is encouraged, but not required. Please see
the TUI Writing Guide, or visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL, 2015). - There are no page requirements.
Write what you need to write, neither more nor less.
