Unit 5 assignment International Purchasing

13122The business discipline of quality management was born out of war. Specifically, reconstruction post-World War II. So, quality helps, by its very nature, to improve life and business through and beyond difficult times.

Consider the following important topics you have been studying. They are as follows:

Quality

Quality means different things under different contexts. As an example, we measure the quality of a service differently than we do for a product. How does an organization sustain quality under normal daily operations? How does this improve the business? How does quality impact sourcing options?

Sourcing Strategies

China, India, Eastern Europe, and other developing countries have been sourcing hot spots. Explain why and also discuss any problems you see in sourcing from these low-cost countries. Discuss the reasons why a firm would use a third-party external agent for worldwide sourcing.

Worldwide Sourcing

Discuss whether globalization and the subsequent growth in worldwide sourcing will have a positive or negative effect over the long run in the United States. Why? What are the alternatives to worldwide sourcing?

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