4 Discussion Questions 1. What are the advantages of having each supplier in a building at the GMBG site, and living in the neighborhood with their families? 2. What sort of problems do you see with this type of auto purchasing system in this and other markets, like the U.S.? 3. How do you think dealers typically would react to having customers order direct from the manufacturer? How do you think this will change dealers in the future? 4. What are the potential consequences of having hundreds of thousands of customers directly contacting a manufacturer that never dealt with such activities? 5. Is GMBG a JIT facility? Why or why not? 6. What are the advantages of the new distribution system introduced by GMBG from 2005 on?

Discussion Questions 1. What are the advantages of having each supplier in a building at the GMBG site, and living in the neighborhood with their families? 2. What sort of problems do you see with this type of auto purchasing system in this and other markets, like the U.S.? 3. How do you think dealers typically would react to having customers order direct from the manufacturer? How do you think this will change dealers in the future? 4. What are the potential consequences of having hundreds of thousands of customers directly contacting a manufacturer that never dealt with such activities? 5. Is GMBG a JIT facility? Why or why not? 6. What are the advantages of the new distribution system introduced by GMBG from 2005 on