Stayfresh Producers Ltd. must decide on the location of its warehouses. The present supply chain network does not seem to support the company's growth in demand. Management is considering building new warehouses locally and regionally to support this growth in demand for its product. The management team is also analysing the performance of the current network to see how it could be redesigned to best cope with the rapid growth anticipated over the next three years. Required:

A. How will the location and size of the planned new warehouses affect the performance of the firm's supply chain? (8 marks)

B. With regard to the supply chain, how will import duties and exchange rates affect the firm's regional location decision? (6 marks)

C. How will the decision to build warehouses regionally affect various cost and response times in the company's supply chain? (6 marks)

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