Having analyzed the various commodities being sourced, the student now needs to take one of the strategic items: Supply Chain Management Assignment, UCD, Ireland

Collaborative Relationships

Having analyzed the various commodities being sourced, the student now needs to take one of the strategic items and analyze the type of relationship that exists with the supplier for this item. Does a collaborative partnership for this commodity apply, or if not, what would it take to bring it up to this level? It is important that within this section, you provide evidence that you:

• Understand the key components of a partnership/collaborative relationship. This part will assess your ability to identify a real partnership within the supply chain, as defined by the relevant literature within the course content, i.e. you must show how this partnership meets the key criteria of what the literature defines a partnership to be, e.g. mutual risk and gain for both parties, top management support from both organizations, information sharing, and trust
  between both parties etc.
• How it is/would be beneficial for the competitiveness of the supply chain of your selected organization. You need to discuss how and why this partnership was formed, how it is maintained.
• Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the selected partnership.