This assignment encourages you to apply your knowledge and strategic thinking to real-world challenges faced by your organization post-merger

This assignment encourages you to apply your knowledge and strategic thinking to real-world challenges faced by your organization post-merger. You will continue to focus on the organization and competitor analyzed in earlier units from the perspective of your new role. In developing your deliverable for this assignment, you are encouraged to present your analysis and strategic recommendations in the format that best suits your style and the material’s complexity. You can choose the most effective method to communicate your insights to the executive team. Deliverable options include:

• Narrated PowerPoint Presentation: Utilizes slides that incorporate diagrams, charts, and graphs, accompanied by a voiceover, to explain the integration of the competitor value chain into the value chain of your organization dynamically and visually. Notes containing extensive academic research and an explanation of each slide included. Your PowerPoint presentation should include headings on each slide, a professional design, APA 7th edition in-text citations where appropriate, a title and reference slide.
• Research Report With Diagrams: A detailed report in APA 7th edition format incorporating diagrams, charts, and graphs to visually support your contextual analysis and strategic recommendations. Your research report should contain extensive academic research to substantiate your work, headings, APA 7th edition in-text citations, and a title and reference page.
• Video Presentation: A recorded video where you can visually and verbally present your analysis. This format allows for the use of visuals, text, and personal communication to effectively convey complex information. You may use a video platform such as YouTube, Rumble, Odyssee, Kaltura, etc., to upload and share a link to your video or upload the file directly to the Dropbox, file size permitting. A full written transcript (including headings, APA 7th edition in-text citations, a title and reference page) of your video, diagrams, charts, and graphs should be included, along with extensive academic research substantiating your work.

Global Value Chain Management Plan

1. Identify Your Role
   • You have a new role as a regional director. Identify the functional area that you are directing:
     • Regional Director of Supply Chain Excellence
     • Regional Director of Operations
     • Regional Director of Procurement
     • Regional Director of Product Management
     • Regional Director of Logistics & Distribution
     • Regional Director of Customer Experience
     • Regional Marketing Director
   • Justify why your new role is qualified to develop this value chain merger or acquisition plan deliverable.
   • Present your mind map illustrating how you developed the outline and researched the topics for the Course Outcome GB570-3 deliverable.
2. Supply Chain Management (Chapter 3)
   • Research best practices in global supply chain management relevant to your industry.
   • Analyze how these practices can be adapted to your organization’s specific needs, considering the merger’s synergies.
3. Technological Integration (Chapter 3)
   • Identify cutting-edge technologies that can be integrated into the supply chain to improve efficiency and information flow across global operations.
   • Discuss the potential impacts of these technologies on operational efficiency and cost reduction.
4. Glocalization (Chapter 3, 4, & Research)
   • Investigate how global companies tailor their operations and products to local markets while maintaining a cohesive global strategy.
   • Investigate if your organization’s aim should be globalization or glocalization and provide reasoning using substantive research. Address one of the following inquiries based on your decision:
     • Develop a plan that outlines specific actions your organization can take to implement globalization
     • Develop a plan that outlines specific actions your organization can take to implement glocalization
5. Organizational Identity & Performance Metrics (Unit 7: Chapter 4)
   • Propose strategies to reinforce your organization’s identity globally and locally, enhancing collaboration and efficiency.
   • Propose methods to integrate identity-driven metrics globally and locally, aligning with corporate values.
   • Discuss how these metrics can be used to enhance transparency, accountability, and performance across all levels of the organization.
6. Human Resource Strategies (Unit 7: Chapters 4 & 5)
   • Develop a human resources strategy that includes innovative compensation models.
     • Propose methods to align compensation models with organizational goals, promoting performance and innovation.
   • Outline how this strategy could be adapted to different regions to support organizational goals, enhance employee engagement, and promote equity across diverse geographic locations.
     • Propose a detailed strategy for integrating organizational identity and compensation models to enhance employee engagement and performance across global branches.
     • Propose methods for fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, emphasizing the role of leadership in supporting these initiatives

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