Illustrate the following queries with suitable examples        1. Define the following Terms:                                                    Strategic Framework Optimization Facility Infrastructure Response Time   2. Amazon.com has built new warehouses as it has grown. How does this change affect various cost and response times in the Amazon.com supply chain?   3. Consider a firm such as Ford, with more than 150 facilities worldwide. List the pros and cons of having many facilities and why it may or may not be suitable for the automobile industry.

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Illustrate the following queries with suitable examples       

  1. 1. Define the following Terms:                                                   
  • Strategic Framework
  • Optimization
  • Facility
  • Infrastructure
  • Response Time

 

  1. 2. Amazon.com has built new warehouses as it has grown. How does this change affect various cost and response times in the Amazon.com supply chain?

 

  1. 3. Consider a firm such as Ford, with more than 150 facilities worldwide. List the pros and cons of having many facilities and why it may or may not be suitable for the automobile industry.
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