Chapter $12$ describes the common methods companies use to enter the global market in the early stages of internationalization. To do so requires an understanding of which potential supply chain issues are the most important to that market entry strategy so that risks and issues can be managed and planned for.

The main four strategies are:

Exporting

Licensing

Joint Ventures

Ownership

Assignment:

Rank the following four strategies from Most to Least likely to incur supply chain issues. As you rank them, explain your rationale for why you placed in them in that rank$-$ and for each, note at least two potential issues in the supply chain that you can expect$-$ and briefly how you would manage those issues.