ISCOM 383 Week 2 DQs

This work of ISCOM 383 Week 2 Discussion Questions consists of:

DQ 1:

A. What are some of the legal and ethical issues facing managers in global valuechain management?

B. How do these issues affect the value chain?

C. How should managers respond to these issues?

DQ 2:

A. What are some benefits of value chain management?

B. How do these benefits add value to various stakeholders?

How can these benefits be enhanced?

What are some benefits of value chain management?

DQ 3:

A. What are some common hedging techniques (inventory, commodity, materials, freight, etc.) that can be used in value chain management? Be sure to support your assertions

B. Which technique would be utilized to ensure against an increase in materials cost and what are the tradeoffs? Please justify your choice

C. How might this technique affect the global value chain? Please provide real-life example(s)