1. Also, keep the learning objectives for the course you will teach at the University of Sparkwimville in mind as you prepare your assignment:

• Identify the elements of a supply chain.
• Describe the challenges of coordinating a supply chain.
• Explain the role of the supply chain in enabling business competitiveness.
• Recommend a framework for the supply chain management.
• Analyze contemporary trends and issues in effective supply chain management.

Write a script for your welcome video to help you prepare for your video and serve as a valuable resource for students who cannot engage with the audio or autogenerated captions of your Zoom video. For a 2–4 minute video, your script will likely end up being 1–3 double-spaced pages.

Explain the general course content and at least three current trends or issues in supply chain management as they apply across diverse business contexts and cultures.

• Use the readings from class, sources found via the

  Topic Exploration Quickstart Literature Guide: Global Operations & Supply Chain Management,

  • and your own searching of the scholarly and practitioner literature to inform and support the trends or issues you choose.
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  • Include any resources you use to support your video in an APA-formatted references list with your assignment submission.