Discuss questions:
Question 1=
"Logistics" Please respond to the following:
• From the first e-Activity, recommend three ways for the selected developing country to increase its focus on exporting goods from the country.
• From the second e-Activity, describe the country you have chosen and propose steps that could be put into place to help this country improve its standings in the Logistics Performance Index. Support your reasoning with examples.
Question 2=
"Just-In-Time Management Internationally" Please respond to the following:
• From the third e-Activity, determine how that company you have chosen will affect the delivery of goods based on the risk index. Provide support for your reasoning.
• Examine the security risks involved with a company that uses just-in-time delivery. Propose ways that these risks can be avoided.
E-activity =
eActivities
• Go to the World Bank's website and review the document titled "Connecting to Compete 2012, Trade Logistics in the Global Economy". Use the Internet to research a developing country of your choice. Next, watch the video titled "Linking Business to Markets in Columbia, Liberia, and Rwanda" (5 min 5 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: WorldBank. (2012, November 16). Linking Business to Markets in Columbia, Liberia, and Rwanda [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5flCXe6dM6E&feature=youtu.be
• Go to World Bank's website and review the Logistics Performance Index Global Rankings for 2014. Choose a low-ranking country from the report. Use the Internet to research that country further. Be prepared to discuss.
• Go to Toyota's website and review the document titled "Toyota in the World 2012". Navigate to page 10 of the document to find a list of manufacturing companies for Toyota. Choose a country from the Toyota manufacturing list on the Logistics Performance Index. Be prepared to discuss.