Ross Manufacturing in Atlanta is considering outsourcing a component from an offshore company. The company has collected the following data to make an economic decision.

Cost to make it in$-$house $=$ $$96$ per unit.

Annual Demand $=500,000$ units

Price quoted by the Asian company $=$ $$90$ per unit plus a shipping cost of $$20,000$ per shipment.

$1\mathrm{.}2$B$.$ In addition to cost consideration, what other factors would weigh in decision making?