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Assignment - US China trade war
Company - Pepsico
Project
For this project work you will cover all of the following areas:
1. Background: Briefly describe the USA-China trade war. What happened? Who does it affect? When did it happen? How did it happen? Why did it happen? What were the effects? How does it affect sourcing?
2. Pick a company: The company MUST BE a well known company. You may choose the company from this Fortune 500 list or from these company profiles from Business Source Elite.
a. The company may be located in any country, however, you must be able to find sufficient reputable online or paper based research material available to discuss the company
b. You must tell your instructor what company you have chosen, no two students may use the same company
c. Describe the background of the company - Describe the current supply chain and process of the company. What does the company do/make? Where were they based? Did they pay tariffs?
d. Describe the effect of the USA-China Trade war - analyze how the company's supply chain management was affected by the USA - China Trade war. What happened?
3. Solutions - What solutions did the company come up with to solve their supply chain issues - if they had a solution.
a. Do you agree with the solution?
b. Based on what you have learned in class, propose an alternative solution.