As an entrepreneur you are interested in starting a business in a specific plastic packages. Briefly answer the following questions.

1. How do you decide whether you should make them or outsource them?

2. If you decide to make the items, what sustainability measures should you take?

3. What sub-departments do you need in your supply chain department (discuss for both making and outsourcing strategies)?

4. If you decide to make the items, what production strategy do you take (chasing, level, or mixed)? why?

5. Who will be your customer (give an example)? What measure should you take for shipping finished goods to your customer(s)?

6. If you decide to make the items, what would be your raw materials?

Bonus question: in the previous question (#6), based on your assuming raw materials, briefly explain what operations (production) processes you may need.