Module Five
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, you will meet these learning objectives:
Evaluate potential risks and benefits to outsourcing supply
chains and manufacturing
Analyze strategies used in business to determine whether
or not to outsource supply chains
Explain how supply chains are outsourced
Module Overview
In this module, you will evaluate global supply-chain considerations
and risk. There are risks that are inherent to outsourcing global supply-
chain activities. Some of these concerns are supplier risk and stability,
quality issues, intellectual property protection, and even a risk to
