1. Consider a firm redesigning its logistics network. What are the advantages to having as mall number of centrally located warehouses? What are the advantages to having a larger number of warehouses closer to the end customers?
2. Consider a firm selecting a supplier of transportation services? What are the advantages to using a truckload carrier? A package delivery firm such as UPS?
3. What are some ways that redundancy can be built into a supply chain? What are the advantages and disadvantages of building redundancy into the supply chain?