Buad 331 utk final stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

b. Selectively apply automation to help reduce costs and lower prices at whole foods - ANSWER1. In class we discussed amazons recent acquisition of whole foods. The strategy that seems the most plausible for amazon is: Focus on creating supply chains that deliver the specific form, time and place utility that each customer segment is looking for, at a price that each segment is willing to pay - ANSWER3. Two kinds of customers walk into grizzly fly fishing shop: college freshman taking a first...

Why might a company consider expanding its supply chain internationally? - ANSWERTo obtain access to lower-cost suppliers; To take advantage of a skilled labor base in another country; To support international expansion of sales; To fend off competition from an international competitor What is the biggest cause of difficulties in working with another culture? - ANSWERDifferent ways of making decisions and approaching business Which supply chain strategy is most popular with companies t...