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SCA Strategy and SCA Design

You will be assessed based on your knowledge of the following Course Outcomes:

Use data analysis and big data to conduct analytical techniques and risk management within the context of supply chain management.

GEL-2.02: Interpret data as they apply to a discipline specific situation.

Over the past few weeks, you have continued to consider supply chain analytics from the perspectives of strategy and design. With strategy, you have aspects of both leadership as well as organizational alignment of work effort. With design, you have more creative aspects such as innovation, as well as more scientific aspects of optimization towards earning positive results.

Consider the following questions. Then use headers to structure your work, compose your original narrative, and use online research to strengthen weak areas of your narrative as you edit your coverage of these topics. They are as follows:

SCA Strategy

Why is it important that both organizational strategy and supply chain analytics strategy are properly aligned? What happens when it is misaligned or not aligned at all?

SCA Design

In your reading, there were many real-world examples of the importance of SCA design, as it helps connect strategy to operations. Write a narrative in your own words applying design concepts and supply chain analysis, similar to the examples in the text, to a real-world process from either your career, or a future career you intend to pursue that you have recently researched online.

Data Analysis

In Seminar, you learned how to conduct  basic statistics on data and big data. You also learned  one moderate method  of statistics to take this data analysis to the next level of analysis as an analytical technique.

Now it is time to try this on your own and show your results. Take your team data and ensure it is clean and ready for analysis. Then, run  basic statistics. Then, run  one moderate method of statistics. You can either use the same methods covered in Seminar, or email your professor for advice on a different method if you think it is more beneficial for you at work. You should wait until after this is covered in Seminar to start this work to prevent errors or re-work.

In your paper, present your labeled answers only. Then also attach, as a second attachment, your Microsoft Excel file for review, ensuring it contains both your raw data and analysis . This will be compared against your summary in the paper, so ensure you also double-check your work.

As you close your summary within the paper, connect how this data could help your real-world organization in the professional area of risk management — closely connected to supply chain analytics (SCA) as an important professional skill often utilized within the context of supply chain management.

SCM Standard Requirements

· This assignment should be a separate Microsoft Word document, preferably in the most current .docx file format.

· Your paper should include a title page, be double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, contain correct citations, in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors, and correct references on the references page.

· In addition to the current APA style title page and reference page, ensure your paper covers the assigned topics, with a focus on quality. The following items provide additional guidance as to writing expectations.

· Respond to the questions thoroughly, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.

· It must be written in Standard English, demonstrating exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.

· Your paper should provide a clearly established sustained viewpoint and purpose.

· Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.

· Ensure your paper uses current APA format for content, with properly indented paragraphs and a minimum of three full pages covering the assigned topics to appropriate depth.

· A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references in current APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the Internet for credible research.

· Ensure you have at a minimum three quality references supporting your work: defining words or using dictionaries, wikis, or encyclopedias, does not count as a quality reference, or meet university standards for credible online research.

· Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the current APA formatting and citation style found at the Writing Center. (The Writing Center can be accessed in Academic Tools. Select APA Central, then on "Write" at the bottom of the page.)