After studying the article and the case, write a short $(2-3$ page$)$ report per team answering the following questions $($Question $1$ pertains to the article; Questions $2-6$ pertain to the case$)$:

Briefly explain one advantage of the consequence$-$driven approach to supply chain risk management described in the article "From Superstorms to Factory Fires" over the traditional approach $($i$.$e$.$ identifying the major sources of risk and prioritizing risk$-$mitigation strategies with sources that are the most likely or the most impactful$)$

Considering the usage of the different components across the different CAS technology configurations and the type and number of configurations currently deployed in each market, evaluate the number of customers affected by a disruption of each particular component.

Identify the components $($i$)$ that are the most critical from a technical standpoint, and $($ii$)$ where a shortage would affect the largest number of customers.

For each component, estimate the demand rate from the current operations $($using the MTTF metric if the demand rate has not been measured$)$ and from future project development. Based on the average inventory levels, estimate for each component the "Time to Survive", i$.$e$.$ how long TelCo can continue its current operations and planned project development without disruption even if the component vendor experiences a shortage.

Assume that the supply chain for one of the most critical components identified is as depicted in case Exhibit $3.$ What is the impact of a disruption at Stage $3$C$,$ which would affect TelCo's current supplier for a duration of $12$ weeks? Would it affect an alternative supplier for a duration of nine weeks? For how many weeks would TelCo experience a disruption to operations? How many customers would be affected?

Suppose that the inventory carrying rate is $20\%,$ and that the average revenue per user $($ARPU$)$ who is potentially affected by the disruption is $$200$ per week. Should TelCo consider holding more inventory of the component?