Situation: Global Impacts and Supply Management For this assignment, you will be

Situation: Global Impacts and Supply Management
For this assignment, you will be conducting one of two remaining training opportunities in the preparation of your work with Highpoint Barnie. In particular, you will be working on the issue of global impacts on supply management. Specifically, you will be addressing how shifts in the global economy and other global impacts can have an impact on supply management. Simply put, we will need to articulate in this assignment what kinds of things that leaders should be aware of and/or be thinking about so that they are not caught off guard by the inevitable global shifts that have an impact on almost every business today.
Assignment:
For this assignment, you are to prepare your final whitepaper that will explore the training plan for middle managers of Highpoint Barnie that will give them the key elements that they need to be aware of regarding the concepts of quality and inventory. Specifically, you are to include the following elements:
Introduce the major elements that must be considered when discussing supply management and global impacts.
Identify the major points that should be taken into consideration with this essential process. What are the principle advantages of purchasing in a global economy? What are the downsides? Given the size of the company (Highpoint Barnie), what are your recommendations?
Conclusion – Please synthesize the main points provided and bring all the thoughts presented to a cogent conclusion.
This week, you will be working on another white paper. Please note you will need a cover page and a reference page; however, they do not count towards your overall page count. You should have at least three pages under a regular APA template.
Expectations: Whitepaper
* Length: 4 – 5 pages.
*Cover and reference page does not count. Reference page must be on its separate page.
*Abstracts are not scored, and thus, not mandatory.
*No personal pronouns or contractions
*Appropriate APA formatting is required (double spaced paragraphs, 12 pt Times New Roman font, cover page and reference page mandatory).
*At least 3 scholarly reference within five years old from a peer reviewed journal.