Please help!!

Operations - Form of Business Transactions:

Assume that you are about to open a Dog Cafe business (provides good coffee and friendly dogs to customers to play with),

• Outline the supply chain of your business.

The supply chain: (let me give you some hints)

For Dog Cafe, you need:

I. Coffee:

(Start): Coffee beans --> plastic cups & packaging -->machine --> Coffee shop (this is where you're at) --> customers (end).

II. Dogs:

(Start): Food --> Vet --> grooming --> Trainers and shelter (this is where you're at) --> customers (end).

a) Given your supply chain, which processes (steps) of the chain would be "in-house" and which ones would be "outsourced?" Why?

b) Are there opportunities for strategic alliances and collaboration with other businesses? If so, why would you plan to form alliances with them? Specifically, what opportunities and threats might you face from the alliances (partnerships), and how would you take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the threats?