Assignment Questions:
1. Reflect on your assignment last week related to “Chipageddon” and the way of the chip shortage. What are the lessons to a company related to the supply chain issues that are government-subsidized? How are the mask manufacturers different than the Chip Manufacturers? Explain.
2. Reflect on the 9 step process noted in How the Supply Chain Crisis Unfolded in this reading. Do you believe that manufacturing everything domestically would eliminate the types of risk reflected in the Covid-based supply chain disruptions described? What steps could a company take to reduce its risk of supply chain interruptions to adapt to an increasingly uncertain environment? Explain.