Discussion Board

Unit:

Supply Chains

Due Date:

Sun, 4/17/16

Grading Type:

Numeric

Points Possible:

125

Points Earned:

0

Deliverable Length:

400600 words + 2 responses (100200 words each)View objectives for this assignment Go To:

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Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response:Within the Discussion Board area, write 400600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions with your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

In meetings with the chief executive officer (CEO), she asked you to identify a number of the typical criteria used when making new location decisions. Complete the following:

• Describe and list at least2 specific criteria to use.
• Explain the logic of why each criterion should be important.
• On a relative scale of importance, assign a high, medium, or low weight to each of the criteria.

Responses to Other Students:Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates witha reply of 100200 words about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• Do you agree with your classmate's posting, particularly the rating of importance? Explain.
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?

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