WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT 2

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Week 2 - Assignment

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Entering a Foreign Market Through Exports: A Rough Dra! of Final Paper [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3] Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 10 assigned this week. Also, review Chapters 1 through 4 from your Week 1 readings.

Comple"ng this wri#en assignment in Week 2 will assist you in wri"ng your final paper "tled Entering a Foreign Market Through Exports, which is due during Week 5 of this course. This rough dra! that you create in Week 2 will become a substan"al part of your Final Paper. Make sure to incorporate your instructor’s feedback received on your Week 2 paper when you work on your final paper in Week 5.

The goal of this paper is to iden"fy a new country for export of high-tech equipment manufactured by an American company and formulate a successful global supply chain management strategy. While working on this Week 2 assignment, please consider the following scenario:

High-Tech Tools, Inc. is a company based in Otay Mesa, California. Among other high-tech equipment, the company specializes in manufacturing of the hand-held radar speed gun, a device used to measure the speed of moving objects. The radar speed gun is mostly u"lized in law enforcement to measure the speed of moving vehicles. It is also o!en used in professional sport for measuring bowling speeds in cricket, speed of pitched baseballs, and speed of tennis serves. The company has seen a clear trend in the compe""on’s exporta"on of similar goods around the world. As the interna"onal logis"cs manager for this company, you have been asked by the chief execu"ve officer (CEO) to help iden"fy a foreign country where High-Tech Tools Inc.’s export sales of radar speed guns may become successful.

Using the readings assigned in Weeks 1 and 2 and addi"onal research, write a proposal to High-Tech Tools, Inc.’s execu"ve team. The proposal will advise the CEO of a poten"al export country based on the concepts learned and research conducted in the first two weeks of the class. Your proposal should start with a one-page execu"ve summary (see the Wri"ng Center’s Wri!ng an Execu!ve Summary ) that provides a concise overview of the key points of your paper. The main points of your paper must address the following:

Present an execu"ve summary that iden"fies a new export country. Describe the benefits of expor"ng hi-tech equipment to the chosen country from the perspec"ve of interna"onal trade theories and economic agreements. Explain any advantages or deficiencies in a transporta"on, communica"on, or u"li"es infrastructure in the selected country that may affect interna"onal logis"cs opera"ons. Conclude your proposal with an informed decision regarding expor"ng to the chosen country based on your presented data.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate an understanding of expor"ng as one of the entry modes into a foreign market and, thus, designing a successful global supply chain management strategy that executes the expor"ng plan. Cri"cal thinking is required in order to differen"ate between the benefits and challenges of expor"ng.

Submit your three- to four-page paper (not including the "tle and references pages) wri#en according to APA Style as shown in the approved style guide. Contextual (level one) headings must be used to organize your paper and your thoughts. The CEO has also asked you to include two scholarly and credible sources, in addi"on to the textbook, to support your ideas.

The Entering a Foreign Market Through Exports: A Rough Dra! of Final Paper

Must include a separate "tle page with the following: Title of paper in bold font

Space should be between "tle and the rest of the informa"on on the "tle page. Student’s name Name of ins"tu"on (University) Course name and number Instructor’s name Due date

Must u"lize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for addi"onal guidance. Must start with a one-page execu"ve summary and include a conclusion paragraph in the end of the paper that highlights the significance of your proposal.

For assistance, see the Wri"ng Center’s Introduc!ons & Conclusions as well as Wri!ng an Execu!ve Summary . Must use at least two scholarly and credible sources, in addi"on to the course text.

The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers addi"onal guidance on appropriate source types. If you have ques"ons 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 your assignment. To assist you in comple"ng the research required for this assignment, view this Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the UAGC University Library and the research process, and provides some library search "ps.

Must document any informa"on used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Wri"ng Center’s APA: Ci!ng Within Your Paper guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

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