TMA introduction Nowadays, no single entity has complete control on its raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, sales, and marketing. Thus, every company needs to collaborate and develop a strategic approach which accounts for the objectives of all the chain actors and is agreed upon by them. As more companies recognize the need to collaborate, a whole new culture is developing. Therefore, collaboration has become such a familiar concept in the supply chain practices. QUESTION Choose from your region or local context a large private company that has best supply chain practices with global partner and draft a report for supply chain collaboration. The draft needs to include a clear introduction of the chosen large private company, the challenges facing the company regarding supply chain members' different goals and culture and suggest actions to be taken to avoid these challenges. It needs to clearly identify the goals in supply chain networks, critically evaluate the challenges that arise from multicultural collaboration as well as strategies used to deal with these challenges (word limit: 2000 words).

TMA introduction Nowadays, no single entity has complete control on its raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, sales, and marketing. Thus, every company needs to collaborate and develop a strategic approach which accounts for the objectives of all the chain actors and is agreed upon by them. As more companies recognize the need to collaborate, a whole new culture is developing. Therefore, collaboration has become such a familiar concept in the supply chain practices. QUESTION Choose from your region or local context a large private company that has best supply chain practices with global partner and draft a report for supply chain collaboration. The draft needs to include a clear introduction of the chosen large private company, the challenges facing the company regarding supply chain members' different goals and culture and suggest actions to be taken to avoid these challenges. It needs to clearly identify the goals in supply chain networks, critically evaluate the challenges that arise from multicultural collaboration as well as strategies used to deal with these challenges (word limit: 2000 words). Explain relevant course material in a comprehensive way; i.e. no listing making sure that explanation is an integrated part of the answer. - Clearly define the chosen large private company and the global supply partner that collaborate with chosen large private company. - Critically discuss and evaluate the supply chain collaboration between global supply partner and chosen large private company. - Critically evaluate the cultural challenges that arise from the collaboration between the chosen large private company and global supply partner as well as suggested strategies to deal with these challenges. - Clearly write both the partnering and the supply chain management strategies are to be set by the large private company as components of the overall collective strategy. - Discuss goal compatibility between the chosen large private company and global supply partners, and simultaneously arrange the network's harmonious work