Assume you are a manager in a large Middle East manufacturing organization. You have been asked to consider outsourcing a division of the organization to another country. • describe the steps you would take in evaluating this decision.

• explore whether or not you would use prescriptive or descriptive decision-making and explain your reasoning.

• evaluate the critical thinking skills you believe would be necessary to make this decision. Must demonstrate your ability to describe the steps you would take in the decision-making process rather than merely providing an answer to this scenario.