Managing the value chain

**NOTE** There are 2 parts to this assignment. There is a discussion question due tomorrow- 12/18/16 in less than 24 hours... and there is an assignment due in a little less than 72 hours (12/20/16) on the attached template. ***

DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE 12/18/16 BY 6:00 PM EST

1. Choose and describe a company operating solely in the United States that might be ready to expand globally. Explain what type of global expansion is being considered (your choice).
2. Assume you are the CEO and the ultimate decision-maker of this local company. You are confident your current value chain is solid but you are concerned at what the impact on your value chain might be if you expand to another country/other countries. What might need to be changed or modified in your company’s value chain prior to the expansion?
3. Examine how globalization could impact the current value chain. In the examination, include the following:
   • What are some of the challenges an organization faces when a value chain goes global?
   • What are the differences between a domestic and global value chain?
   • Why does a firm go global?
   • Analyze pros and cons of going global.
   • Does culture matter in a value chain and the management of the business?
   • Describe how your business can transition the current value chain to be a global value chain.
4. The response should use first person (“I”, “me”) perspective.
5. Compose a response of at least four paragraphs of 4–5 sentences per paragraph. Apply no more than one APA formatted reference and citation per paragraph.
6. Support your response’s content with at least two applied and cited references from a  Library article and also from your textbook. Apply and cite no more than one cited and referenced sentence per paragraph. Internet sources are not accepted for this Unit 4 Discussion. Use APA in-text citation within the response and list the applied reference(s) at the end of the response using APA formatting

ASSIGNMENT DUE 12/20/16 BY 6PM EST.

Directions

1. Use the APA formatted Microsoft Word document template in Doc Sharing titled “Unit 4 Assignment Globalization” as the starting point. Download the template and save it as your own document, for example, YourNameUnit4GB570.docx.
2. Write an APA formatted 4–6 pages paper, exclusive of the Title and References pages.
3. In your paper, address the following requirements using the directions included within the Unit 4 Assignment template.
4. Write your paper using third person perspective (do not use first or second person pronouns; (e.g. “I”, “me”, “you”, “we”).
5. In your paper, apply the 21 elements from the Contemporary Value Chain model, plus additional decision-making factors (all listed below) to evaluate the impact of globalization on a value chain. Here is the list of considerations that need to be addressed in the paper; all are related to the ultimate goal to earn customer value (includes customer delight and profitability). Within each element, describe what decisions may need to be made, for what reason, by whom, for what reason and how the elements are interrelated.

    

   21 Value Chain Elements

    

   1. Budgeting
   2. Competitive advantage
   3. Corporate social responsibility
   4. Culture
   5. Customer need
   6. External resources
   7. Financial
   8. Goals
   9. Idea generation
   10. Information management
   11. Infrastructure
   12. Leadership
   13. People – human resources
   14. People – customers
   15. People – shareholders
   16. Political (external)
   17. Political (internal)
   18. Product development
   19. Strategy
   20. Supply chain management
   21. Technological considerations.

    

6. Include a conclusion summarizing the paper’s content without introducing any new information.
7. Support your response’s content with at least three separate applied and cited references. Accepted sources are:  Library article(s) and your textbook. No other internet references are acceptable for the Unit 4 Assignment. Apply and cite no more than one referenced sentence per paragraph. Not every paragraph requires use of a reference; originality is appreciated. Use APA in-text citations within the response and list the applied reference(s) at the end of the response using APA formatting. A
8. Proofread your paper, confirm correct APA formatting, run spell check and grammar check, and proofread again. Submit your completed paper into the Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox.