Croesus Manufacturing Limited $($CML$)$ based in Cape Town, specialises in the development and production of Ai$-$driven commercial drones. The company's strategic goals include the following:

Based on your knowledge of the ten critical and strategic decision areas in operations management, critically discuss the key challenges identified in the consultant's report regarding CML$\text{'}$s operations. Provide an in$-$depth anayysis of how these challenges affect CML$\text{'}$s operational performance and strategic objectives.