Part A - Upstream Activities a. Location b. Cost of Location c. Basic needs of the business 2. Supply Chain Management including a. Supplier Decisions b. Purchasing/Price Decisions c. Incoming Raw Materials/Quality 3. Logistics Management/Supply Chain Management a. Inbound Logistics b. Managing Risk c. Laws and Rules/regulations/Transit 4. Information Technology a. Software applications b. Reporting Tools c. ERP and SCM 5. Strategies to establish the relationship with suppliers. 6. Operations Management (Transformation) - Downstream a. Production/ Transformation b. Packaging c. Inventory Management