Complete Exercise questions 1 through 4 found at the end of Chapter 13, CPM 4e.

You must select a project that is available online or in print from a news source within 6 months prior to the due date for this assignment. Provide an active link or an image of the source (including date) as evidence and place it as an appendix to your responses to the exercise questions. The link is https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/dont-laugh-off-the-tesla-bot-elon-musks-optimus-is-the-real-deal/

Use a question-response format for this assignment.

Provide in-text citation of all references.

Use APA writing style.

Turn-it-In will be used to screen this assignment for authenticity.

Point allocation will be as follows:

Source of project provided and within 6 months prior to the due date for the assignment - PASS/FAIL screen for the assignment.

1. Using the ideas in Exhibit 13.2, speculate on what activities, supplies, or services could be contracted out.

2. Create a request for information for one portion of the project work that could be contracted out.

3. Using ideas from Exhibits 13.4 and 13.5, determine criteria you would use to select sellers for the portion of contract work under consideration.

4. Determine what type of contract you would use for this work and explain why.

EXHIBIT 13.2 FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING A DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTOR Component A: Process-related design-build contractor selection factors: Component B: Organization-related design-build contractor selection factors: Source: Adapted from Dr. Sherif Hashem, "The Power of Design-Build: A Guide to Effective Design-Build Project Delivery Using the SAFEDB-Methodology" (Business Expert Press: USA, August 2014). EXHBBIT 13.5 FACTORS USED IN ASSESSING POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS - Replenishment lead time: This is the lead time between placing an order and receiving the order, which can be translated into the required responsiveness for purchasing. - On-time performance: This affects the variability of the lead time. - Supply flexibility: It is the amount of variation in order quantity that a supplier can tolerate without letting other performance factors deteriorate. - Delivery frequency and minimum lot size, which affect the size of each replenishment lot ordered by a firm. - Supply quality: A worsening of supply quality increases the variability of the supply of components available to the firm. - Inbound transportation cost: The total cost of using a supplier includes the inbound transportation cost of bringing materials in from the supplier. - Information coordination capability affects the ability of a firm to match supply and demand. - Design collaboration capability. - Exchange rates, taxes, and duties can be quite significant for a firm with a global manufacturing and supply base. - Supplier viability is the likelihood that the supplier will be around to fulfill the promises it makes. This consideration can be especially important if the supplier is providing missioncritical products for which it would be difficult to find a replacement. If a supplier has two key people who can each perform the necessary work, the second worker is sometimes considered to be "truck insurance" in case the first worker gets run over by a truck