This Report should be submitted as a word document, 1,000 to 1,500 words long, single-spaced, with 1 margins, 12-point Arial font, and may contain as many pages of relevant, supporting exhibits as required. Your Reports should include a cover page listing the date, Report title, course number and name, instructor name, your name and student number. This is an individual Report to be completed by you alone without assistance. The main resource required to complete this Report is your etext and course materials; you may also supplement your answers with relevant internet research. Report Requirements The COVID-19 pandemic has put global supply chains under immense stress as companies strive to source materials for production and make inventory available for sale to their customers. Write a Report on the impact of the global pandemic on sustainable supply chains. See specific Report requirements below. Your Report should include a cover page listing the date, Report title, course number and name, instructor name, your name and student number. Your Report should be between 1,000 to 1,500 words long (excluding cover page, bibliography/reference page, appendices and exhibits), single-spaced, with 1 margins, 12-point Arial font, and may contain as many relevant, supporting exhibits as required. Spring 2021 OPER8340 Final Report - 2 - Report Specifics Your final Report should address the impact of the pandemic on sustainable supply chains with respect to the following three areas: i) International trade stakeholders For example (but not limited to), describe how sustainability issues may have affected selection of suppliers for materials (marked out of 8 points) and selection of suppliers for transportation services (marked out of 8 points) before the pandemic and during the pandemic. (Reference: Week 1; eText Module 1, Unit 1) ii) Risk management Assume your company is located in Kitchener, Ontario Canada and you import consumer products from manufacturers in Asia. Describe the impact of the pandemic on your risk management strategies pertaining to communications with customers (marked out of 5 points), personnel (marked out of 5 points), transportation of dangerous goods (marked out of 5 points) and security tactics (marked out 5 points). (Reference: Week 11; eText Module 4, Unit 2) iii) The circular economy Describe how the pandemic may have affected a companys ability to maintain a circular supply chain for reusing/recycling products (marked out of 10 points) and the impact of the pandemic on the first two steps of the ReSOLVE framework: REgenerate (marked out of 7 points) and Share (marked out of 7 points). (Reference: Week 9; eText Module 3, Unit 3) ST = 60 points, plus up to 10 points for formatting (spelling, grammar, referencing and citing) and following instructions for completion and timely submission of your Report to the e-Conestoga dropbox.