- Describe and rationalize how Microsoft Corporation logistics and supply chain strategy will likely evolve as a firm shifts from no international to a global strategy to a transnational strategy. What are the challenges as the firm evolves through each? (P. 275)
- Discuss the rationale and challenges related to sourcing from low-cost countries? (P. 275)
- Describe and rationalize the impact of increasing fuel prices on logistics network design. (p. 328)
- Distinguish among different types of supply chain collaborative arrangements. What drives the differences? (p. 344)