1. Discuss the advantages of a push based supply chain. What about a pull based supply chain
2. Give five examples of products with a primarily push based supply chain? Also give five to pull based supply chains.
3. What are the advantages of moving the push pull boundary earlier in a supply chain (closer to the manufacturer) and later (closer to retailer)?
4. Is it possible for the appropriate supply chain (push, pull, and push-pull) to change during a product's life cycle? If not explain why? If it is possible, what are some specific examples of products for which the appropriate supply chain changed?
5. Differentiate traditional fulfillment versus e-fulfillment.