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Discussion Post: Supply Chain Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Part I

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 3 in your textbook.

Describe two difficulties that an international logistician could experience in moving goods from a country with a developed infrastructure (transportation, communication, and utilities) to a country with a deficient infrastructure. In your initial answer, address the following:

1) Select a specific country for your example of a deficient infrastructure.

2) In addition to your example of a transportation, communication, or utilities infrastructure, indicate any possible political, economic, legal or regulatory challenges in the selected country that may affect international logistics operations.

3) Compare and contrast transportation, communication, or utility in the U.S.A. and a country with a deficient infrastructure that you selected for this discussion.

4) Then, provide analysis explaining how you, as an International Logistics Manager, will mitigate the existing infrastructure challenges in the selected country.

Part II

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 4 in your textbook.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits bribery in international business. Do you think that U.S. companies are at a disadvantage as a result of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Take a position and defend your opinion.