Determine how Buyer Power works together with the other 4 Forces Five to evaluate growth potential and develop the overall strategy.

###SCENARIO###
One of pharmaceutical distribution reseller’s new products will be launched in South America. Company executives want help in creating a solid supply chain strategy for their South America launch considering how to leverage the Buyer Power aspect of Porter’s Five Forces (see attached).###
***###SCENARIO###<br>One of pharmaceutical distribution reseller’s new products will be launched in South America. Company executives want help in creating a solid supply chain strategy for their South America launch considering how to leverage the Buyer Power aspect of Porter’s Five Forces (see attached).###Determine how Buyer Power works together with the other 4 Forces Five to evaluate growth potential and develop the overall strategy.*** (see attached)***
***Determine how Buyer Power works together with the other 4 Forces Five to evaluate growth potential and develop the overall strategy.*** (see attached)

Describe the purpose of using Critical Path Theory.

Please review the video on Critical Path Theory.

Describe the purpose of using Critical Path Theory. How can this help businesses improve their processes. Describe a project that you do on a regular business that would benefit from this model.

Referring to the first article, what are your thoughts about skill sets needed for the future and, if you did a gap analysis on your skills, where do you see greatest need for personal improvement?

Submit a brief one page (3-4 paragraphs), single-spaced word file with your name in the header. No Cover page.

Read the following three readings in your course pack:

APQC Report: Companies’ Procurement Skills…, pgs. 123-126
Taming Tail Spend, pgs. 129-135 by Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Development of Supply Strategies, pgs. 137-142 (only)
Top 5 Spend Analytics Measures, pgs. 155-156
Discuss:

1.) Referring to the first article, what are your thoughts about skill sets needed for the future and, if you did a gap analysis on your skills, where do you see greatest need for personal improvement?

Referring to next three articles:

2.) What is tail spend, why is it important to manage, and what are ways to manage tail spend?

3.) Describe ABC Analysis. In ABC Analysis, what would be your tail spend within the context of ABC Analysis?

4.) Describe one of the top 5 spend metrics tracked by procurement organizations today.

(the readings are in the file section and I put the number of pages for the name of the pictures.)

Does the product have a growing market? Do you think the company can make a lot of profit? Why?

https://www.oberlo.com/blog/new-products

Please look through the products in the link above. Write an essay of two pages (always single space) and discuss

1. Which product(s) do you particularly like?

2. Does the product have a growing market? Do you think the company can make a lot of profit? Why?

3. What additional ideas do you get out of these products?

Describe which goals have been met.

1:36 PM (CDT)Assignment DetailsAssignment DescriptionAfter this project, you get hired as the CEO of Advancement Corporation.Provide the next project manager with a written report, including the following:Document the activities and accomplishments of the project that you have just successfully completed.Describe which goals have been met.Describe what future actions you recommend.Give recommendations to ensure that your project manager successor will be effective while being ethical.The following is a basic checklist for solutions:Identify and address the main issue.Provide real­life solutions (more than just theoretical considerations).Address the criteria and measurements for success for this project.Use proper APA formatting and citation.Provide solutions which display critical and innovative thinking

Discuss the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.

Employers have been coming up with innovative employee rewards to boost morale and acknowledge employee needs for creativity and personal goal accomplishment. Some of the latest potential employee rewards include using the Internet at work for personal reasons such as shopping, communicating with friends, or personal finances; bringing a pet to work; instituting a controlled napping policy, and sports and office betting pools.
Write an eight- to ten-page paper in which you:
-Determine how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
-Explain how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs.
-Critique the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches.
-Discuss the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.
-Recommend a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the organization.
-Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.

Write a 100- to 200-word paper on familial risk factors associated with delinquency.

Write a 100- to 200-word paper on familial risk factors associated with delinquency. Analyze the impact and strategize how to mitigate these risk factors.

Please only write a paper about the risk factor “Parental conflict” and the impact and how to mitigate this particular risk factor.

Prepare the Executive Summary with the essential information so that investors can make the favorable decision to reverse the project finance.

Prepare the Executive Summary with the essential information so that investors can make the favorable decision to reverse the project finance. Prepare attachments to the Executive Summary (easy to view tables and graphics) to complement it.

Summarize the article(s), and specifically state how it aligns with what we learned this week. Does it agree with, contradict, or add to the material covered?

Discussion Prompt
Find one to two article(s) that aligns with a concept covered in Chapter 8 (Career Networking) and Chapter 12 (Leadership Communication in an Organizational Context).

Summarize the article(s), and specifically state how it aligns with what we learned this week. Does it agree with, contradict, or add to the material covered? Then address how the information presented about networking and mentoring added to your knowledge of the subject and/or influence your perspective of this topic.

Resources beyond the article(s) you choose and the textbook are not required for this week’s post. This week’s post should be more of a conversation. Although you should provide citations for information used from the sources, APA format will not be graded for this assignment, but whether you included both in-text citations and reference entries for the initial post will be graded. Please make sure you are, however, within the required word count(see below) for both the initial post and the required replies.

Directions: For your initial post, thoroughly respond to the discussion prompt that has been provided. Your response should have an explicit thesis or specific point(s) that you are making that is/are clearly articulated (in contrast to a stream of consciousness, personal format), and it should explicitly connect to the readings and media of the week. Many of the prompts are multifaceted: Be sure to address all of the aspects of the prompts. Your initial post should be 250-350 words, using complete sentences and proper syntax, spelling, and grammar.

What did you learn about your future career identity? Are you surprised by the results?

This 14-question Self-Assessment helps to clarify your career visions and plans. Questions on mental pictures of the future, engagement in a particular behavior, and moving up in organizations are presented.

Answer the following:

1. What did you learn about your future career identity? Are you surprised by the results?

The Mission Statement—“What Is Your Reason for Being?”

● A mission is the purpose or reason for being.

● A mission statement expresses the purpose.

The Vision Statement—“What Do You Want to Become?”

● The vision is a long-term goal describing “what” you want to become; it is a clear sense of the future and the actions needed to get there.

2. Write a personal mission and vision statement using the ideas discussed

3. Based on your results, what might you do to enhance your future career identity?

4. Use the answer to question #3 to create at least two SMART goals that will aid in your vision.