• You are employed as a Purchasing Agent for a medium-sized manufacturing company (Annual Sales $ 2.7 Million CAD). Your senior management has commented that transportation and distribution issues are commanding too much of your personnel resources and asks that you investigate outsourcing some functions. Your company is also aggressively growing its international markets.
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  Describe the factors that will be important for you to analyze in choosing a 3PL partner.
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• What services do you consider would provide the best advantages for you to outsource?
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•  How would you analyze and decide on those functions? Once implemented, how would you ensure that the performance is meeting requirements and expectations?
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• Your products are medical products and are time-critical to your consumers. Global pandemic is creating transportation headaches for you and for all international shippers. What alternatives should you consider to address this concern?

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