Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management You have to write a journal on Apple with the requirements below. It should be about 1200 to 1300 words.

▪ The analysis is based on the specific company supply chain stage presented during the first summative assessment or the same supply chain stage of another company in the same industry the sector used in summative 1; individual research plus the utilization of approaches to supply chain the analysis covered so far in the module assessment.

• You should write an analysis from the perspective of the performance of the specific supply chain stage of the organization’s supply chain you presented in Summative 1 or the same supply chain stage of another company in the same industry sector used in summative 1. You will reflect on both the perceived internal performance and the externally perceived performance of the organization’s supply chain stage over a particular period of time

• Measures and methods utilized by the organization you might consider analyzing could be associated with Quality (delivered performance), Time (speed), Flexibility (agility), and Cost (inventories). Therefore parameters that might be considered could include supply chain performance measures parameters previously described within the module or independently researched. N.B sustainability-related measures cannot be included within this analysis.

An indicative structure for the performance analysis might be:

i. Introduction: circa 300 words
The organization, supply chain stage, and time period that was analyzed

ii. How is the performance of this segment of the organization’s supply chain perceived by internal and external stakeholders?
Draw on secondary or primary evidence from internal and external stakeholders with regards to the performance of the supply chain stage understudy. Reference available measures for a particular time period, such as those suggested above or alternatives you have researched. Cite sources using the University’s author/date protocol. Circa 500 words

iii. Performance Measures
The internal and external performance measures you have utilized in your analysis, their strengths, and weaknesses, and the insights they can provide. They can be drawn from those presented in the module or individually researched. N.B sustainability-related measures cannot be included within this analysis. Circa 400 words. For more information on Supply Chain Management check on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_chain_management