ANSWERS SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, COPIED ANSWERS FROM THE INTERNET OR OTHER SOURCES WILL BE GIVEN A MARK OF ZERO.
1 Select a component or finished good that you are familiar with that is sourced from a low-cost country. Develop a total cost value proposition to evaluate the potential of continued sourcing from a low-cost country. For each of the cost components (material, manufacturing, transportation, packaging, inventory, handling, damage, risk, security), identify the major trade-offs associated with sourcing locally versus sourcing from a low-cost country. Based on your assessment of the current environment in your country, what is the direction for each of these cost components over the next five years, and what is likely trend regarding low-cost country sourcing?
The Unelected: The Lobbies
Please watch the following video: (Also, Chapter 10 has this info) The Unelected: The Lobbies Then analyze the impact of interest groups and lobbyist in by answering the following questions: 1. Whom do they benefit and how do they affect our society? (may be influence by your views on elitism/pluralism) 2. What incentives do interest […]