Read the assigned article from this week’s readings. Consider yourself as a project manager at American Airlines, and John MacLean is your project sponsor. Describe some example projects you could be the leader for, and how an efficient supply chain process can support the profitability of American Airlines. Submit a two –to – three pages, APA style paper. Use concepts from the text for purchasing links to profitability and your knowledge of project management to support your views.
Total Possible Score: 7.00
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Describes at Least Two Example Projects Related to Supply Chain Management and Provides Justification for the Selection of the Examples
Total: 3.00
Distinguished – Provides a thorough description of at least two example projects related to supply chain management, and comprehensively justifies the reasoning for the selection of these examples.
Proficient – Provides a description of at least two example projects related to supply chain management and justifies the reasoning for the selection of these examples. The response and/or the justification are missing minor details.
Basic – Provides a partial description of at least two example projects related to supply chain management and/or partially justifies the reasoning for the selection of these examples. The response and/or the justification are missing relevant details.
Below Expectations – Attempts to provide a description of one example project related to supply chain management and justify the reasoning for the selection of these examples; however, the response and/or the justification are missing significant details.
Non-Performance – The response to the description of at least two example projects related to supply chain management and the justification of the reasoning for the selection of the examples are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the instructions.
Describes How the Projects can Improve Profitability of American Airlines
Total: 3.00
Distinguished – Accurately and thoroughly describes how the projects improve profitability. The submission includes links to appropriate sources and concepts from the text.
Proficient – Describes how the projects improve profitability. The submission includes links to appropriate sources or concepts from the text. Minor details are missing and/or inaccurate.
Basic – Partially describes how the projects improve profitability. The submission includes links to somewhat appropriate sources or concepts from the text. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.
Below Expectations – Attempts to describe how the projects improve profitability; however, the description does not include links to appropriate sources or concepts from the text. Significant details are missing and/or inaccurate.
Non-Performance – The description of how the projects improve profitability is either nonexistent or fails to answer problem from the assignment.
Critical Thinking: Explanation of Issues
Total: 0.17
Distinguished – Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.
Proficient – Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.
Basic – Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.
Below Expectations – Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Integrative Learning: Connections to Discipline
Total: 0.17
Distinguished – Autonomously synthesizes or draws conclusions by combining examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.
Proficient – Autonomously correlates examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.
Basic – Attempts to correlate examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.
Below Expectations – Displays inconsistent examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Total: 0.17
Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
Proficient – Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.
Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.
Below Expectations – Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: APA Formatting
Total: 0.17
Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.
Basic – Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.
Below Expectations – Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Page Requirement
Total: 0.16
Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Proficient – The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Basic – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Below Expectations – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Resource Requirement
Total: 0.16
Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Proficient – Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Basic – Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.
Below Expectations – Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
John MacLean, Supply Chain Manager of the Year
Purchasing
By
Paul Teague, Editor in Chief
“How would John approach this?”
That thought frequently goes through the mind of Brent Shinall, vice president of global supply chain at Houston-based Helix Energy Solutions Group, he says, when he confronts particularly perplexing supply chain situations.
He is talking about John MacLean, vice president of purchasing and transportation at American Airlines, and Purchasing’s 2009 Supply Chain Manager of the Year.
Shinall’s statement is perhaps the ultimate sign of respect. And, its roots trace back to the nine years he worked for MacLean at American. Shinall held four different management positions under MacLean between 1994 and 2003, including managing director of aircraft purchasing. In that latter position, he met with MacLean once a week to discuss pressing issues.
“He was a master at getting me to think through a problem,” Shinall says. “He would hand me a white-board marker and at the end of the meting the board would be filled with my thoughts.”
Thoughts that MacLean had drawn out from him.
Shinall is having a successful career himself, having moved from American to supply chain executive positions at Royal Caribbean and then to Helix.
“But I consider John MacLean my mentor,” he says.
It’s a sentiment several people at American share, as you’ll read in our cover story this issue. More than one person describes him as a data-driven, forward-thinking motivator and coach. From all accounts, he is a good listener, a rare but essential trait in business as in life.
Of course, he is no saint. Shinall laughingly recalls that at department volleyball tournaments, MacLean’s team always won. His penchant for listening in meetings and frequently not saying anything until after his subordinates have presented their ideas can be a little intimidating, says one of his long-time associates. And, he can be demanding in a quiet way. “He holds you accountable, and you better meet the commitments you make,” Shinall says.
But, if anything, that is a sign of a disciplined manager who sees his role as a guide who wants to empower his team and bring out the best in them.
To do that, he encourages them to think big and think out of the box. “He doesn’t think in a straight path,” Shinall says. “Instead, he thinks around problems and plays the devil’s advocate.”
His management of the purchasing operation at American—and expansion of its purview—led to American’s win of Purchasing’s 1998 Medal of Professional Excellence. Since then, he has helped pilot the airline through a series of crises that would test him and his team. The MacLean team has passed every test and made the airline stronger in the process.
The airline industry grew in some measure because of the daring, imagination and exploits of its early pilots who were often known as barnstormers. John MacLean is a latter-day barnstormer in a pinstripe suit because of his efforts to expand the role of purchasing and supply chain management at American Airlines. We congratulate him for his successes.
pteague@reedbusiness.com
Paul Teague, Editor in Chief
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2009 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US).
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Source Citation:
“John MacLean, Supply Chain Manager of the Year.” Purchasing 15 Oct. 2009: 12. Business Insights: Global. Web. 22 Mar. 2020.
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http://bi.gale.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/global/article/GALE%7CA209690748?u=ashford
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GALE|A209690748
