Please read the article "Don't Let Your Supply Chain Control Your Business" (posted above). Based on the content of the article and on what you have learned  so far, you are required to answer the following discussion questions. In addition, each student must comment on at least two other students' initial posts and/or other student comments. Please avoid short answers and comments, and follow the writing and case discussion guidelines to secure a successful score.

1. What are the risks of giving top-tier suppliers too much responsibility?
2. Have original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) gone too far in delegating management of lower-tier vendors to top-tier suppliers? If they have, what is your solution to this challenge?
3. Please describe and assess (e.g., its benefits for managing supply chains) "A Model Supply Chain of Honda of America."

Don't Let Your Supply Chain Control Your Business Manufacturers are delegating too much power to top-tier suppliers, undermining their own ability to innovate, cut costs, and manage risk. by Thomas Choi and Tom Linton 112 Harvard Business Review December 2011