Paraphrase the following: The network design for each supply chain is unique to the type of company and the product or service they intend to provide to consumers. The network design includes the number of manufacturing or production facilities a company chooses to maintain. There are several companies such as Amazon.com that choose to employ a vast amount of production facilities. There are also companies such as Apple or Dell (in the computer industry) that choose to only have a few production facilities worldwide. There are pros and cons to each approach. As each company plans for taxes and utilization fees for each facility, and the costs of production and distribution, they have to decide if it will meet the intent of consumer desires and requirements. For the computer industry that specializes in one specific product, some pros of minimal faculties are the lowered facility costs and minimized labor and equipment costs. The cons directly affect their consumers as the limited facilities can impede the production and delivery time. As the instant gratification culture continues, it may be beneficial for computer companies such as Apple or Dell to invest in additional production facilities or incorporate a revised distribution method to