3. Supply Chain Management & Covid (9 marks) a) In our Supply Chain Management course notes we discussed reasons for and reasons for not outsourcing to a foreign supplier, and we have also introduced the triple bottom line for evaluating the success of an organization. Read this article (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/opinion/coronavirus-face-mask.html) and then: i. Prepare a list of key reasons for outsourcing PPE (1 mark) and a list of reasons for not outsourcing PPE (3 marks) ii. Assume you have been asked by Alberta Health Services (AHS) to make a recommendation (outsource PPE or not) for Alberta. What would you recommend? Why? (1.5 marks) iii. What are three keys things that must be in place for successful implementation of your Alberta PPE supply chain recommendation? (1.5 marks) b) Read the following articles related to Covid and the beer game: https://www.bloomberg.comews/articles/2020-03-21/how-the-beer-game-helps- retailers-solve-toilet-paper-crisis https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/why-empty-shelves-don-t-mean-we-re-out- of-food-how-canada-s-supply-chain-works-1.4878861?cache=vpwzeytrnkqkdl What type of shortage occurred in supply chains at the start of the Covid pandemic for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer? (0.5 marks) ii. What lessons from the beer game did supply chains follow to enable a relatively fast recovery from this unpredictable spike? (1.5 marks)