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In this assignment you will be required to form a group of a maximum of four people in Blackboard. In your group, your group will take on the role of a global procurement buying team working for a client you choose to receive goods from in the scenario listed below. Your services will be needed to assist the operations team to secure suppliers to fulfill the necessary requirements to source the goods and transport them to the chosen company's destination. Transportation will include deciding the best way to manage customs clearance and perishability of the chosen product. You will use your expertise to ensure that the import is cost$-$effective and that the supplier$($s$)$ satisfy all government import rules and regulations.

Assignment Steps

Form groups of maximum $4$ people.

Review your lesson notes, textbook, supplier websites, and library to find the information required.

Once your group is created, the group will choose a company to identify the location$/$destination for the goods.

Your selected company must be from North America $($U$.$S$.$ or Canada$)$ and will be the recipient of the goods. $($selected from the list below$).$

Name and provide an overview of ALL companies named and used in this assignment.

Explain why they are the correct choice to satisfy your company's needs

Investigate and name$/$choose a supplier in the identified country to source the goods from $($indicating the quantity of the product to be purchased and providing associated pricing$)$

You will need to procure and arrange all transportation from the supplier to the final destination, using the appropriate form of transportation for the selected product. $($Provide rates for the shipments using your chosen carrier$($s$)$ rate table for the origin to the specified destination in U$.$S$.$ or Canada$).$

You will need to identify$/$procure the supplier that will handle the customs clearance, and explain why they were chosen

Provide rationale and evidence to support all your choices.

List of requirements

Name and provide a brief overview of the $$Buyer$$ Company

Location$/$Destination of $$Buyer$$ Company

Name and provide a brief overview of the $$Seller$$ Company

Location$/$Origin of $$Seller$$ Company

Name and provide a brief overview of all suppliers used to ship the product from seller to buyer

Describe the flow of goods from origin to destination.

Scenario list

Costa Rica $-$ bananas

Brazil $$ coconut oil

Austria $-$ sausages

Mexico $$ automotive engines

France $$ luxury handbags

Jamaica $-$ rum

Poland $$ iron ore

Australia $$ Blundstone boots

China $$ tea

Korea $$ washing machines

Note:

The cost of the goods and services should be converted into US dollars $($use oanda.com and don$$t forget to cite the source and include the date and time of the foreign exchange$)$

The freight charges including duties and taxes will be prepaid by the client.