Question $3(25$ marks$)$

As a managing director at a clothing manufacturing company in Durban, South Africa. You would like

to assess how the Company can vary the supply of its various fabric options in order to meet the

anticipated variability. In a detailed essay, investigate the various approaches your small business

may utilise to manage supply in order to solve the issue of product unavailability.

Comment: Students had an average performance on this question. Some students had challenges identifying

the various approaches small businesses may utilise to manage supply. Another challenge was on providing

the required number of sources. A number of students could not provide the three sources as per question$$s

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