Assignment: Alligator, Inc. Case Study pgs. 162-163 questions 1-4

CASE QUESTIONS

1. Based on your knowledge of the global business environment and the positioning of Alligator with regard to its markets and supply sources, what do you think are some of the major global issues that will be relevant to the area of strategic sourcing?

2. What are the impacts of less-than-perfect demand forecasts for Alligator products, including GatorsTM, and of volatility in the length and cost the supply chain services needed to move components from suppliers to manufacturing sites, and the subsequent movement of finished products to market? What should be done to mitigate these problem areas?

3. What elements of the strategic sourcing process do you feel are the top candidates for improvement at Alligator, and why?

4. How would you respond to the assertion that some of your contract manufacturers are involved in producing illegal merchandise (i.e., GatorsTM knock-offs) that ends up competing with the branded merchandise of Alligator?Source: C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D., Penn State University. Used with permission.Copyright 2021 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.