Global supply chain partners can experience various problems, such as managing the long-range logistics involved during the end-to-end process. Various issues contribute to such operational problems, such as delays at the point of shipment and transit issues, for example.

For this assignment, respond to the following:

• Describe a supply chain's operational problem, including the factors contributing to the problem, that you have experienced yourself or that you have observed others in your personal or professional life experience.
• What are the primary reasons that supply chain operational problems occur?