1.Firms are expanding partnerships and building facilities in foreign markets. The expansion involves changes to the...
1.Firms are expanding partnerships and building facilities in foreign markets. The
expansion involves changes to the “breadth” and “depth” of a supply chain. Explain these two concepts.
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U.S. firms are growing associations and building offices in outside business sectors
The extension includes:
breadth- These are foreign manufacturing, office & retail sites, foreign suppliers & customers
depth- These are generally second and third level providers and customers
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