Supply Chain Network Design Considerations

800 words - APA format

From our Bowersox Chapter 11 on Network Design, Table 11.17 identifies Supply Chain Network Design Considerations as they have evolved from 1990 to 2010 to 2020. The author states that "it is clear that all considerations are not weighted equally, nor will they have equal impact.

This provides an opportunity to define and rank - according to your learning and individual assessment - those considerations that have emerged from 2010 to 2020. These are Water, Regulatory, Compliance, Supplier Relationships, Commodity Availability, and Cross-Sale Requirements.

Therefore for your paper please provide 1) a Definition of the six considerations listed above; 2) Rank these considerations by importance/impact and explain - personally and academically - why you have chosen the ranking.