SCM is a cornerstone of modern world commerce. For that reason, interest in the subject is well-nigh universal, among both practitioners and academics, and in private, public, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations. Please begin this case by carefully reading two papers; Chenowith et al. (2012) and Blanchard (2009). Here’s an overview of them. Chenowith and her coauthors (2012) are organizational scientists at the not-for-profit RAND corporation, a “think tank” that began life as a quasi-governmental agency. Their paper examines initiatives in supplier relationship management undertaken by the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command. Blanchard (2009) is a business journalist writing for Industry Week, a civilian website. His paper provides a good, concise summary of SCM from a non-military (or at least, not specifically military) point of view. Case Assignment The Case assignment for this module is to carefully compare and contrast these two papers. What points do both of them make? What points does one emphasize, the other not? Explain. (Hint: Tables with side-by-side comparisons would be helpful.)