Kalpan GB570 all assignments

Kalpan GB570 all assignments

Question
	Unit 1 assignment
The Value Chain in Your Life
Write a (minimum two but no more than three pages) paper (not including title and reference pages) describing the value chain in your life. There is an already APA formattedtemplate in Doc Sharingfor you to use as your starting point for this assignment.
If you use references in your paper to support your content, be sure to apply the APA in-text reference citation format. Any item listed on the References page must also be applied and cited within the paper. If you use verbatim quotes, put them within quotation marks, cite the reference and include a page number.
This assignment is an opportunity for you to relate what you learned about the value chain in Unit 1 to your own life. For example, one element of a value chain is the focus on competitive advantage, so you might wish to elaborate on this aspect.
Submit your completed paper into the Unit 1 Dropbox.

Unit 2 assignment
Target Corporation’s Supply Chain
The purpose of this assignment is to confirm understanding of a supply chain and its relationship to the demand chain by analyzing Target Corporation’s supply chain and assessing if it meets demand chain expectations.
Directions
  • Use the APA formatted Microsoft Word document template in Doc Sharing as the starting point.
  • Write a 5-6 pages paper (exclusive of the Title and References pages) describing Target Corporation’s Supply Chain based upon the information in Chapters 6 and 7 of the Walters and Rainbird (2007 textbook (especially Figure 6.2 on page 155) and from additional resources from the Unit 2 reading materials.
  • Include an assessment of the efficiency of Target’s supply chain and whether the Supply Chain supports its Demand Chain.
  • Apply and citeat leastthree supportive, relevant and respected resources within your paper using APA in-text citation formatting and list the applied on a References page using APA formatting.
  • Submit your Microsoft Word document into the Unit 2 Dropbox.
Unit 3 assignment
Effective Value Chain equals Competitive Advantage
The purpose of this assignment is to confirm understanding of the direct correlation between an effective value chain and a firm’s competitive advantage.
Directions
  1. Use the APA formatted Microsoft Word document template in Doc Sharing: “Unit 3: Effective Value Chain equals Competitive Advantage Assignment” as the starting point.
  2. Write a 5-6 pages paper (exclusive of the Title and References pages) making a compelling argument as to why an effective value chain creates competitive advantage.
    1. Examine the concepts of a Value Chain, Competitive Advantage and Customer Delight.
    2. Discuss the inter-relationship of the three elements.
    3. Provide examples of companies that have been successful in this integration and at least one that has not.
  3. Apply and citeat leastthree supportive, relevant and respected resources within your paper using APA in-text citation formatting and list the applied references on a References page using APA formatting.
  4. Submit your MS Word document into the Unit 3 Dropbox
Unit 4
Value Chain Analysis
The main purpose of this assignment is to identify and analyze elements of the value chain and understand how they must interact to create value for the organization. The intent is to review the present, or relatively recent value chain of the company selected in the Unit 2 Value Chain Analysis Discussion. Use the Walters and Rainbird (2007) text and at least five additional relevant respected resources to support the value chain analysis. Use the APA formatted MS Word document template as the starting point for writing a 10-12 page paper (not including Title or References pages).
Please see the project directions below.
Value Chain Analysis
The main purpose of this assignment is to identify and analyze elements of the value chain and understand how they must interact to create value for the organization. The intent is to review the present, or relatively recent value chain of the company selected in the Unit 2 Value Chain Analysis Discussion. Use the Walters and Rainbird (2007) text and at least five additional relevant respected resources to support the value chain analysis. Use the APA formatted MS Word document template as the starting point for writing a 10-12 page paper (not including Title or References pages).
Customer-focused companies benefit from analyzing their value chain as the process allows them to understand customer expectations, purchasing responses, product-service use, and accept that they are unlikely themselves to posses all of the resources to service customer needs.
When conducting a value chain analysis, customers and their characteristics are studied, and their needs and wants, identified. These expectations form the basis for thedemand chain. Asupply chaindesign must be cost effective and respond to the expectations of the demand chain and the value proposition. Together, the demand chain and supply chain process and management comprise the value chain.
The following outline is based upon Figure 1.1 on page 19 of the Walters and Rainbird (2007) text. This outline is also included in the APA formatted Microsoft Word template in Doc Sharing.
  1. Value Chain Analysis
    1. Demand Chain Analysis
      1. Identification of customer, market, wants and needs
      2. Market Opportunity Analysis
      3. Identification and Analysis of Value Drivers
    2. Value Proposition
      1. Value Proposition as related to Demand Chain
      2. Value Proposition as related to Supply Chain
    3. Supply Chain Analysis
      1. Value Production and Coordination
      2. Value Delivery
      3. Value Servicing
    4. Enterprise Value
      1. Industry Drivers
      2. Competitive Advantage
      3. Customer Delight
    5. Conclusion
Submit your completed Value Chain Analysis into the Unit 4 Dropbox.
Unit 5 project
The main purpose of this assignment is to assess avaluechainfor its effectiveness. The intent is to assess the outcome of thevaluechainanalysis completed in unit 4.
Assessing avaluechainoffers management the means to evaluate existing and new strategic opportunities. Completing an assessment of avaluechainanalysis provides insights into how opportunities might be pursued while identifying potential problems to be addressed. The point of the assessment is toidentifyoptimal solutions, i.e., solutions acceptable to customers, suppliers, employees and investors.
Becausevalueis derived from customer needs, activities that do not contribute to meet these needs are considerednon-valueadded waste. One requirement when assessing avaluechainis considering the tasks and functions that occur to eliminate any non-valueadded waste. By streamlining the processes that generate the goods and services that customersvalue, fewer resources need to be expended and the margins between customervalueand the cost of delivery increase thereby improving a firm’s profit margin. One of the requirements in this assignment is toidentifynon-valueadded waste in thevaluechainand recommend how to eliminate it from thevaluechain
Another objective when assessing avaluechainis to extend the competitive advantage of thevaluedelivery system, not merely to meet levels of competitive necessity. By addressing specificvaluedrivers, it becomes possible to target addedvaluetowards surpassing specific customer expectations.
See the project directions below for a possible outline of theValueChainAssessment Presentation.
Submit your completedvaluechainassessment into the Unit 5Dropbox.
ValueChainAssessment Presentation
The main purpose of this assignment is to assess avaluechainfor its effectiveness. The intent is to assess the outcome of thevaluechainanalysis completed in unit 4.
Assessing avaluechainoffers management the means to evaluate existing and new s
trategic opportunities. Completing an assessment of avaluechainanalysis provides insights into how opportunities might be pursued while identifying potential problems to be addressed. The point of the assessment is toidentifyoptimal solutions, i.e., solutions acceptable to customers, suppliers, employees and investors.
Becausevalueis derived from customer needs, activities that do not contribute to meet these needs are considered non-valueadded waste. One requirement when assessing avaluechainis considering the tasks and functions that occur to eliminate any non-valueadded waste. By streamlining the processes that generate the goods and services that customersvalue, fewer resources need to be expended and the margins between customervalueand the cost of delivery increase thereby improving a firm’s profit margin. One of the requirements in this assignment is toidentifynon-valueadded waste in thevaluechainand recommend how to eliminate it from thevaluechain
Another objective when assessing avaluechainis to extend the competitive advantage of thevaluedelivery system, not merely to meet levels of competitive necessity. By addressing specificvaluedrivers, it becomes possible to target addedvaluetowards surpassing specific customer expectations.
Using the outline below as your guide, prepare a 10-12 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation; (not including Title slide, List of Contents slide, or References slides). Use the main slide area for the main points and the notes section for elaboration and application and citation of at least five relevant and respected supportive references. Not only is this presentation a graded Dropbox assignment, it will also be shared with the class as an attachment to your main discussion response in the Unit 6ValueChainAssessment Discussion.
Here is a possible outline to address the requirements of theValueChainAssessment presentation:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: List of Presentation’s Contents
Slide 3: Introduction (state the purpose of presentation)
Slides 4 -5: Recap theValueChainAnalysis (from the Unit 4 paper)
Slide 6: Recommend how to eliminate waste in thevaluechain
Slide 7: Statement of your determination if theValueChainis effective at this time
Slides 8-10 – Defend your determination of effectiveness of thevaluechainby including an assessment of theValueChain’s components
Slides 11-12 – Recommendations and suggestions for improvement to a futureValueChain
Slide 13: Summary slide – Recap of the presentation
Slide 14: References – using APA, list all references applied and cited in the notes section of the presentation.
This is the 2-3 page assignment...
Unit 5 assignment
EnterpriseTechnologies
The purpose of this assignment: to gain an understanding of currentlyusedenterprisetechnologiesusedtomanagethevaluechaininorganizations.
  1. Do internet research related toenterprisetechnologies.
  2. Identifyanenterprisetechnologyusedinorganizationstodaythat isusedtomanagethevaluechain.
  3. Describe how your chosenenterprisetechnologysupportsvaluechainmanagement and include an example.
  4. Discuss your opinion about thevalueof yourenterprisetechnologyexample and if you think it appropriately addressed optimal management of thevaluechain.
  5. Use the APA formatted Microsoft Word document template as the starting point for writing a 2-3 page paper plus title and references page.
  6. Apply and cite at least three supportive resources from our textbook and from the internet; within your paper and on a references page.