A typical supply chain manager has to make the decisions listed below. Categorize each decision as strategic, tactical, or operational and briefly justify your choice.

a. Number of warehouses needed and where to locate them

b. Assignment of customer orders to inventory or production

c. Choosing vendors to supply critical raw materials

d. Selecting a transportation provider for shipments to customers

e. Given the factory capacity, determining the quarterly production schedule

f. Choosing to produce a part internally or to outsource that part g. Setting inventory policies at a retail location h. Choice of transportation mode for shipping i. Reordering materials to build inventory j. Allocating inventory to customer backorders k. Creating the distribution plan to move finished goods inventory from warehouses to retail locations