“Contract Type Versus Risk” and “The Quality Movement”

·         1. Compare and contrast the two (2) basic procurement strategies of corporate procurement and project procurement. Illustrate the risk(s) associated with using corporate procurement and project procurement. Provide a rationale for your response.

·         2. Determine the primary cost objective upon which the customer’s project manager focuses when selecting a contract type. Support your response and rationale with real-world examples of such focus. 

·         3. Prepare an argument for or against using the Malcolm Baldrige Award and ISO 9000:2000 for similar or entirely different purposes. Provide a rationale for your response.  

·         4. Compare and contrast Deming’s, Juran’s, Crosby’s, and Taguchi’s perspectives of quality management. Focus on the major similarities and differences between the perspectives in question. Support your response with real-world examples of the similarities and differences of such perspectives.

ANSWERS SHOULD BE 1 TO 3 PARAGRAPHS LONG.  LENGTH IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS EACH REQUEST BEING THOROUGHLY ANSWERED.  NO PLAGIARISM.  WORK WILL BE RAN THROUGH TURN IT IN.