Introduction to Business
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Being in the procurement team for one of the major automotive companies such as GM or Toyota.
How to Appraise the best strategy to source for microchips based on portfolio analysis. Give reasons to support in the context of the automotive industry.
Note: The procurement spend on microchips is a small fraction of the Bill Of Materials
(BOM) of an automobile.
One of the challenging issues in determining the appropriate sourcing strategy is whether a company should choose 'single sourcing (i.e. the company buys the entire item from one supplier)' or multiple sourcing (i.e. the company buys an item from more than one suppliers)'.
Using the five objectives of procurement
Examine which procurement objectives can be best served via 'single sourcing.' Give reasons
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Introduction to Business
Ch. 1.1 - Explain the concepts of revenue, costs, and...Ch. 1.1 - What are the five factors of production?Ch. 1.1 - What is role of an entrepreneur is society?Ch. 1.2 - Define the components of the internal and the...Ch. 1.2 - What factors within the economic environment...Ch. 1.2 - Why do demographic shifts and technological...Ch. 1.3 - What is economics, and how can you benefit from...Ch. 1.3 - Compare and contrast the world's major economic...Ch. 1.3 - What is the difference macroeconomics and...Ch. 1.4 - What is a business cycle? How do businesses adapt...
Ch. 1.4 - Why is full employment usually defined as a target...Ch. 1.4 - What is the difference between demand-pull and...Ch. 1.5 - What are the two kinds of monetary policy?Ch. 1.5 - What fiscal policy tools can the government use to...Ch. 1.5 - What problems can a large national debt present?Ch. 1.6 - What is the relationship between prices and...Ch. 1.6 - How is market equilibrium achieved? Describe the...Ch. 1.6 - Draw a graph that shows an equilibrium points for...Ch. 1.7 - What is meant by market structure?Ch. 1.7 - Compare and contrast perfect completion and pure...Ch. 1.7 - How does an oligopoly differ from monopolistic...Ch. 1.8 - What steps can companies take to benefit from the...Ch. 1.8 - Why is the increasing demand for energy worldwide...Ch. 1.8 - Describe several strategies that companies can use...Ch. 1 - Ethics Activity Historically, diesel cars have not...Ch. 1 - What are some advantages of Walmart purchasing...Ch. 1 - What impact is Walmart's acquisition of...Ch. 1 - How will the aggressive e-commerce plan...
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