Hello everyone, In order to create engagement and participation,I will be posting weekly discussions with questions. It is highly recommended that students participate in the discussions. Students must have the module discussions completed before the next class. Please see the discussion questions below: 1.) Please differentiate and discuss the differences between operations management and supply chain. 2.) Please discuss and provide examples of upstream and downstream activities that take place in a supply chain and please provide an example of a first tier and second tier supplier. 3.) Please research and discuss possible career paths in supply chain and operations management. 4.) Please research and discuss some of the professional organizations that represent professions throughout the supply chain. 5.) What are the specific activities that occur in operations management and throughout the supply chain. 6.) Please discuss the difference between a business strategy and a functional strategy and please provide some examples. 7.) Please discuss and explain some of the structural decisions that need to be taken into consideration. 8.) In operations management please discuss some of the performance dimensions that will be considered in the day to day operations of a manufacturing or service process. 9.) Please discuss and provide an example of trade-offs among various performance dimensions.