1. Why is supply chain management such a topic of interest lately, especially multifacility distribution? Why wasn't it previously?
2. How are the roles of senior executives and shared activity managers different in making the M-from structure work?
3. Describe in no less than two full paragraphs the culture differences between these two companies. Chic Filet and Hardies
4. What are the implications for a multidivisional firm when the corporate staff become too involve in the day to day operations of divisions?
5. Will all production eventually reside in China? What exceptions might exist?