Distinguished - Thoroughly identifies the appropriate spend types in purchasing and provides suggestions for improvement for the organization.

Proficient - Identifies the appropriate spend types in purchasing and provides suggestions for improvements for the organization. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally identifies the appropriate spend types in purchasing and vaguely provides suggestions for improvements for the organization. Some relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the appropriate spend types in purchasing; however, suggested improvements for the organization are not provided. Significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The identification of the appropriate spend types in purchasing and suggestions for improvements for the organization are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment.

Distinguished - Accurately identifies suppliers with capabilities for global business and a strategy of integrated supply approach with distributors. Thoroughly addresses how the identified suppliers and strategy meet global business needs, and provides feasible suggestions for improvement for the organization.

Proficient - Identifies suppliers with capabilities for a global business and a strategy of integrated supply approach with distributors. Mostly addresses how the identified suppliers and strategy meet global business needs, and provides suggestions for improvement for the organization.

Basic - Minimally identifies suppliers with capabilities for a global business and a strategy of integrated supply approach with distributors. Somewhat addresses how the identified suppliers and strategy meet global business needs, and provides few suggestions for improvement for the organization.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify suppliers with capabilities for a global business and a strategy of integrated supply approach with distributors; however, how the identified suppliers and strategy meet global business needs is not addressed, and/or suggestions for improvement for the organization are not provided.

Non-Performance - The identification of capabilities for integrated supply approach with distributors and suppliers with capabilities for global business and suggestions for improvement for the organization is either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately identifies the processes to track supplier performance including the cost of ownership and outsourcing and provides feasible and realistic improvements for the organization. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concepts in the article and offers strong supporting examples to illustrate points.

Proficient - Identifies the processes to track supplier performance including the cost of ownership and outsourcing. Demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the concepts in the article and offers examples to illustrate points.

Basic - Minimally identifies the processes to track supplier performance including the cost of ownership and outsourcing. Demonstrates a rudimentary understanding of the concepts in the article and offers and limited examples in an effort to illustrate points.

Below Expectations - Inaccurately identifies the processes to track supplier performance including the cost of ownership and outsourcing. Fails to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts in the article and/or examples may be missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of the processes to track supplier performance including the cost of ownership and outsourcing and improvements for the organization is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Analyzes texts for scholarly significance and pertinence within and across the various disciplines, assessing them according to their contributions and consequences.

Proficient - Utilizes texts in the context of scholarship to expand a foundation of disciplinary knowledge and to raise and discover significant inquiries.

Basic - Employs texts with the intent and expectation of increasing knowledge.

Below Expectations - Approaches texts only within the context of assignment.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

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.

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 basic 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.

Distinguished - The paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

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 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 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.