Barbara has contacted Mitchell Consulting to devise a plan to support sales growth to $$5$ Million in sales revenue in the next five years. She also would like for the company to remain ethical and to invest in a corporate responsibility plan moving forward. Create a supply chain$-$focused business plan for Scent Solutions that includes the following:

$1.$ Supply chain management principles

Analyze the current supply chain barriers which prevent future growth

Propose a supply chain structure to support the anticipated growth of sales

Explain the flow of product, information, and services in the plan that you are proposing

$2.$ Analyze drivers that influence supply chain principles

Describe the internal influencers that will require changes to execute the plan

Analyze the external factors that must be considered that will affect the plan

Recommend the desired type of supply chain that will optimize the company in terms of Lean or Agile

Examine current industry expectations and customer perceptions in choosing the best strategy

$3.$ Supply chain management best practices

Propose a collaboration design of information sharing respective to suppliers, inter$-$company departments, and customers based upon supply chain industry best practices

Provide guidance on corporate responsibility initiatives in supply chain practices as the company grows

$4.$ Logistics operations and choosing suppliers

Propose tools to optimize logistics costs in sourcing materials

Describe the risks and vulnerabilities that influence logistics strategy

Present strategies to purchase from existing suppliers and evaluate additional suppliers. Consider supply cost, shipping cost, and supplier services to consider in the purchase decision

$5.$ Supply Chain Management $-$ Logistics planning and strategy

Define the logistics role in planning and operations

Provide a plan for selecting $3$PL$-$Third party service providers to ship orders

$6.$ Supply Chain Technology

Recommend a new computer network system for Scent Solutions

Explain the functions that will be handled by the network

Explain the functions of an ERP system

Recommend an appropriate ERP system for Scent Solutions based on your analysis of the company

Explain the functions of a CRM system

Recommend an appropriate CRM software program to manage customer relations