You are the new supply chain manager in a Jordanian manufacturing company. The company has decided to expand in the MENA Region with hopes to increase their market share. You will be responsible for overseeing and managing all the stages of the supply chain. Starting from sourcing, production, distribution, and all logistics activities in the supply chain.

1- Evaluate the cross functional* integration and cross organizational integration in your scenario. *Consider the core business processes/ functions.

2- After evaluating the cross functional integration and cross organizational integration in your scenario, provide improvement recommendations by justifying how your suggested improvements help to achieve your supply chain competitive advantage and efficiency.