What does the article offer to your understanding of business.

Your objective is to write a (3) three-page critique of an article provided by your instructor.

This article discusses management, and more specifically, strategic management in today’s modern organizations.

Want you to critically review the article with regard to the following:

1) What does the article offer to your understanding of business;

2) What are the strengths AND weaknesses of the article;

3) what kinds of strategy making or practice do you see in this article

Discuss the concept of ‘equifinality’ as presented in the WISexercise?How does ‘equifinality’ affect the strategy making process in general?

The ‘Words-in-a-Sentence” (WIS) exercise was a competitive endeavor that pitted several teams in class against each other in the WIS industry. Each team was allowed to organize and re-organize during the course of the exercise. In Chapter 3 of Thompson et al.,the concept of driving forces is discussed relative to an organization’s external environment.

What driving forces were prevalent in the WIS exercise?

What were the key success factors of the WIS industry?

Finally, discuss the concept of ‘equifinality’ as presented in the WISexercise?How does ‘equifinality’ affect the strategy making process in general?

Explain the incentive pay model Uber uses and how it affects the principal agent problem.

Uber Case Analysis

Analyze the market before Uber’s entry. Describe the inefficiency Uber exploited.

Explain Uber’s surge pricing in the context of shifts in supply and demand.

Evaluate Uber’s surge pricing in the context of price discrimination.

Apply the concepts of economies of scale and economies of scope to Uber’s business model.

Apply the concepts of game theory to Uber’s market.

Assess Uber’s potential for international expansion and potential trade policy issues.

Explain the incentive pay model Uber uses and how it affects the principal agent problem.

Discuss any asymmetric information issues with Uber’s business model.

What are the key strategic and operational benefit of The Home Depot’s RDC and omni channel supply chain strategies?

Home Depot Supply Chain Transformation

For this assignment, you are to answer the questions posed in Case 4.1: Home Depot’s Supply Chain Transformation, located on pg. 131 in your text, which details the transformation of Home Depot’s supply chian since 1978. This company has again made a significant transformation to its SC in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and those most recent changes are documented in the following article:

Hampstead, J.P. (3 Feb 2021). “The Home Depot’s Culture of Supply Chain Innovation”, Freightwaves. Article link:

The Home Depot’s culture of supply chain innovation – FreightWaves

New technology and carrier-friendly operations have kept The Home Depot’s freight moving during the pandemic.

Using both the case description on pg. 131 of the text and the update on Home Depot’s supply chain presented in this article, answer Questions #1 – 3 on pg. 132 of the text. In particular, for #2, detail what YOU think should be the next SC innovation that Home Depot embraces.

Questions:

1. What are the key strategic and operational benefit of The Home Depot’s RDC and omni channel supply chain strategies?

2. What are some of the challenges that you feel may need to be addressed as implementation of these strategies continues to move forward?

3. Which of the approaches to network design discussed in this chapter would be of greatest help to The Home Depot as they pursue the strategies that have been highlighted?

For this assignment, submit a Word or .pdf document with the following information:

Heading information, including assignment title, your name, the course number, your instructor’s name, and the date.

Your detailed answers to each of the three questions asked in the case.

Describe how US Army sustainment operations (F201) support sustainment operations for the Joint Forces Land Component Commander.

Army Sustainment Model

Assignment Instructions: Analyze the concepts and theories you read about in F201, F202, F203, and F204; utilizing key language and terms from these concepts and theories, write a 1000-1200 word essay (not including cover and references page) using the sergeant major’s perspective describe strategic national sustainment (F202) and how US Army sustainment operations (F201) support sustainment operations for the Joint Forces Land Component Commander (JFLCC) (F203) to support tactical level sustainment operations (F204). Use examples to support your position. The SMC-DL 1009W will be used to assess your work.

As you organize your thoughts it is important to understand the requirements that are listed by the four distinct lesson plans associated with the assignment.

1. Describe strategic national sustainment (F202)

2. How US Army sustainment operations (F201) support sustainment operations for the Joint Forces Land Component Commander

3. Support tactical level sustainment operations (F204)

As you conduct your research and analysis it is up to you to discern from a sergeants major perspective (senior NCO) on how these specific areas work and your role within. After this you should be able to synthesize it into a well written paper.

The use of accurate examples to support your position or explanation is strongly encouraged. Examples demonstrate your complete analysis and comprehension of how the concepts and theories you have read can apply within your operational environment.