Global Business 4th Edition by Mike Peng

Exercise 19

ON ETHICS: You are a supply chain manager at a UK firm. In 2014, Ebola broke out in Africa and the United States, potentially affecting your suppliers in these regions. On the one hand, you are considering switching to a new supplier in Asia. On the other hand, at this difficult moment you feel bad about abandoning your African and American suppliers, with whom you have built a pleasant personal and business relationship. Yet, your tightly coordinated production cannot afford to miss one supply shipment. How do you proceed