QUESTION 1 Bidvest Waltons warehouses has been recently looted and some were set alight during the KwaZulu-Natal unrest. The distribution manager has been given the responsibility to negotiate with approved and certified suppliers for immediate stock. He has also advised you and the team to identify new location sites and advise on possible service facility locations. With appropriate examples, examine the various strategic dimensions that can be used to influence a decision when selecting a service facility location and justify how the major components of stationery volume can generate revenue for service firms?

QUESTION 2 In 2021, Deloitte was recognised with a total of 25 awards, including 12 gold awards across Consulting, Risk & Advisory and Tax. Being the top postgraduate student in your year, Deloitte South Africa has awarded you an internship in the discipline of consulting. Whilst consulting with various clients, you have identified that there are issues/challenges when executing projects in African countries. As their Deloitte consultant, with an aid of a diagram, analyse the project life cycle and advise your team on the reasons why projects have failed in African countries and justify how your clients can implement a turnaround around strategy to achieve successful project management implementation?. Provide examples to support your answer.

QUESTION 3 You have been selected as MANCOSA's postgraduate student to accompany President Cyril Ramaphosa at the next BRICS summit in Russia. Your president has advised you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa has experienced several concerning issues which has affected the economy, environment and social factors. He has advised you that there are new development opportunities that are currently existing and may be beneficial for South Africa and neighbouring countries. Justify how COVID-19 has influenced market opportunities within South Africa and elaborate on how the competitive service strategies can be used to achieve competitive advantage when globalising into international markets?. Justify your answer with supporting examples.