$2)$ The exercise broadly pertains to the chapter $1$ material from both the Stevenson and the Slack & Lewis texts.

Note: This is an individual assignment.

a$)$ View ASCM & Deloitte$$s webinar A Closer Look at the Smart Operations Pillar of the Digital Capabilities Model for Supply Networks $($Ctrl $+$ Click on the link; the first two sections from $1\mathrm{.}09$ minutes to $38\mathrm{.}03$ minutes will suffice$)$ and answer the following questions:

i$)$ How is the digital capabilities model disrupting traditional supply chain thinking?

ii$)$ What is the premise underlying smart operations? How does smart operations fit in with the digital capabilities model?

iii$)$ How will generative AI $($see McKinsey$$s What is Generative AI$,$ Ctrl $+$ Click on the link; you can search for more related information if needed$)$ influence$/$impact the smart operations capabilities model, and the digital capabilities model?