1. Assume you are the CEO of Peerless Products and you are aware of your company’s lack of end-to-end supply chain capability. What are some of the high-level adverse impacts on your business that may occur?
2. What steps would you recommend be taken to help avoid the types of adverse impacts identified above?
3. As CEO, what would be your expectations of the company’s vice president of supply chain with respect to the potential problems at hand? How would you compare and contrast expectations of the VP of supply chain with those of the VP of manufacturing?