Given the following list of the partners in a supply chain: Raw Materials Supplier Component Manufacturer O Raw Materials Supplier O Local Retail Chain Warehouse O The final end-item consumer If the focal firm is the Sub-assembly Manufacturer, who is considered the first tier supplier? O Wholesale Distributor Sub- Assembly Manufacturer O Components Manufacturer End-Item Manufacturer Wholesale Distributor Local Retail Chain

Given the following list of the partners in a supply chain: If the focal firm is the Sub-assembly Manufacturer. who is considered the first tier supplier? Raw Materials Supplier Local Retail Chain Warehouse The final end-item consumer Wholesale Distributor Components Manufacturer