Question: QUESTION 2 ( 2 0 Marks ) You are hired at Huawei and want to manage supplier relationships for component parts. You are tasked with

QUESTION 2(20 Marks)
You are hired at Huawei and want to manage supplier relationships for component parts. You are tasked
with managing supplier relationships and choosing the right supplier when necessary. Your manager has
been reading consumer surveys and has looked to become more sustainable in sourcing. He has found a
supplier who is ethically sound for cobalt for batteries. However, you are concerned that this new supplier
may not have the delivery capabilities of other suppliers and want to consider other options which find a
balance between service and ethics.
2.1. Theoretically discuss what the delivery metric entails in the context of supplier performance metrics. (6 Marks)
2.2. Discuss how this metric would be relevant to the context of the decision-making of the sourcing team
for battery materials at Huawei.
(8 Marks)
2.3. Discuss how environment would be relevant to the context of the sourcing team for cobalt at Huawei (6 Marks)

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