Impact of supply chain alignment with the strategies and competitive priorities at Toyota Canada

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Competitive strategy of the organisation...................................................................................3
Competitive priorities.................................................................................................................3
Order winner and order qualifiers..............................................................................................3
Development of a supply chain sketch of Toyota Canada.........................................................4
Alignment of supply chain and operations design with strategy and competitive priorities.....4
Two significant risks of supply chain........................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

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Impact of supply chain alignment with the strategies and competitive priorities at
Toyota Canada
Introduction
The management of supply chain or supply chain management includes various
activities that are managed to ensure proper planning, control and execution of the flow of
products and services with the consideration of obtaining raw materials and resources along
with management of production units until finally producing and distributing those in the
market to reach out to the clients. The most suitable, cost effective streamlined process is
selected for ensuring that the products and services reach the clients starting from the
manufacturing and production processes properly at Toyota, Canada (Toyota.ca, 2019).
Competitive strategy of the organisation
The competitive strategy is underpinned with the management of core competencies
and skills of Toyota along with the outsourcing of non-core competencies, which has helped
in coordinating the functions across the supply chain partners. The business strategy of
Toyota has allowed to respond to different market conditions and nature of the market to
ensure that the company can stay ahead of the competitors and determine the most preferred
field of operation by aligning with the corporate strategies too. The generic strategy has been
the most influential in representing the approach undertaken by Toyota to compete in the
global emerging markets. The differentiation generic strategy is effective for developing
uniqueness by adding distinguishable features in the product, thus allow for supporting the
company’s ability to make a global reach and attain competitive advantage in business too
(Christopher, 2016). The differentiation has enabled Toyota to provide airbags in both
small and medium sized cars, which is a huge unique feature made available for the
vehicles delivered by the company. Moreover, the front and rear seats are provided