PRE-READ ANSWERS SUBMISSION FORM

Thank you for your submission. Your answers will be sent to Dr. M. Johnny Rungtusanatham for review and discussion in the PLENARY SESSION #3A of the 2020 Leadership Residency.

Based on the pre-read of the Unifine Richardson case as part of the May 4, 2020, SCMP Leadership Residency course topic titled “Supply Disruption Management: Anticipating, Diagnosing, and Recovering from Physical Flow Interruptions.”, please answer the questions below. You are welcome to discuss and analyze this case with others who you know are in the 2020 SCMP Leadership Residency.

Your answers must be posted by 6 pm on Friday, May 1, 2020.

Put yourself in the shoes of Rob Pincombe.

What facts from the case do you deem as most important for anticipating, diagnosing, and recovering from the honey supply disruption?


What alternatives are you willing to consider? What financial and non-financial justification can you provide to support the alternatives you will consider?


What action would you recommend? Why?


Describe a supply disruption that your firm has already resolved (be sure to provide details as to what happened, what was affected, and how long it took before the situation was resolved). Based on your assessment, what did your firm do well and what needs to be improved?



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