1. What are the implications for a multidivisional firm when the corporate staff become too involve in the day to day operations of divisions?
2. Why is supply chain management such a topic of interest lately, especially multifacility distribution? Why wasn't it previously?
3. How are the roles of senior executives and shared activity managers different in making the M-from structure work?
4. Will all production eventually reside in China? What exceptions might exist?
5. Discuss in present-day business and different methodologies?