SCM 300 EXAM Guide 3 ASU Questions With Answers Graded A+ Assured Success

Relationship Between Business Processes And The Supply Chain - ️️- Relationship To Supply Chain Management o Supply chains are made up of a series of interconnected and interdependent processes. Each process is a mini supply chain - managing inputs and outputs at a smaller scale. Humanitarian and Global Health Supply Chains - Issues and examples - ️️- Logistic Challenges - poor slash devastated infrastructure, storage, demand forecasting - Procurement Challenges- low cost, financing, negotiations - Process Or Operations Challenges - Culture, technology, process implementation - SCM Talent Pool - who is working in these organizations? - No Single SCM Solution- every location possesses new challenges (law, politics, military, geographic, climate, infrastructure) - Not Just One Problem, Multiple Problems - Broken Communication, Lack Of Coordination - humanitarian organizations may not work together, inability to communicate with those in need. - Media And Social Media Coverage - bad messages come at impact on donations The 3 Parts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - ️️- legal and ethical, serves and community/society, environmental sustainability. Reasons to be Socially Responsible: - ️️- Avoid legal issues, government regulation, and fines, - Responsibility as a global/local citizen, - Business risks - political, resource shortage, population growth, climate change - Business opportunities - increased profits, lower costs? Maintain business operations? Develop socially responsible competitive weapons Links between SCM and SR - ️️- How SCM can help companies become more socially responsible o Eliminate waste o Legal and Ethical Business practices o Improve quality of life Challenges of being SR - ️️- What's the right thing to do? - Monitoring supply chain partners (and yourself) - Tracking outcomes across the SC - How supply chains can be socially irresponsible o Customer related issues o Business partner related issues - Buyers and Suppliers o Labor related issues o Culture related issues o Country and community related issueso Environment related issues Ethical Issues in SCM - ️️- Obey laws - Choosing ethical business partners - Do not bully SC partners or employees - Conflicts of interest - Protect the environment, workers, and consumers - Breaches in intellectual property, consumer, and employee - Personal data, and confidential business information Legal and Ethical Supply Chains - Issues and examples - ️️- Employee abuse - if your suppliers' employees are being abused, what should your company do? (EX. Nike and Apple) - Promoting sustainability - how hard can you push your supplier to adopt sustainable business practices? - Humanitarian programs - is it ever acceptable to utilize the black market or a corrupt government as a business partner in the distribution of humanitarian aid? Social Responsibility Basics - ️️- Legal and Ethical - Good practices and attitude towards customers and associates - Serves the Community/Society- Committed to programs and practices that benefit society - Environmental sustainability - Earth-friendly business practices 4 Tools for managing ethical SC - ️️- Continuous education and awareness programs - Security across the SC - Establish a whistleblower program - Monitoring and auditing programs SA8000 - ️️- Developed by a social accountability international, SA8000 is a certification that focuses on social responsibility in the workplace that may be of value to companies present and prospective SC partners SA8000 examples - ️️- Examples Include: Child labor, health and safety, discrimination of any type, payment/compensation, unionization rights, forced labor, disciplinary practices, working hours, ethical management systems Sustainability - ️️- Bruntland Commission in 1987: sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs" - Its not easy being green! Sustainability framework (terms/concepts) - ️️- Triple Bottom Line- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Cradle To Grave Design - Cradle To Cradle Design - Closed Loop SC Triple Bottom Line - ️️companies to consider the possible economic, environmental, and social outcomes associated with business decisions. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - ️️companies can conserve materials and energy, maximize the use of their resources and find new uses for items.