Discussion 3: Supply Chain Management Unlocked: Sunday, March 28, 2021 6:00 AM PDT - Sunday, April 4, 2021 11:30 PM PDT. Subscribe The world's largest retailer, Walmart, owns and manages its own fleet of trucks. The company has often received praise for its distribution capabilities. The practice, however, seems to represent a stark contrast to the practice of outsourcing shipping and other logistics operations to third-party providers. Discussion this week will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of these different policies. Under what conditions would it make sense for a firm to own and manage its own trucking operation