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Supply Chain Management at Beautiful Bags
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Reference: DARDEN-OM-1522-E
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Number of pages: 7
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Publication Date: Aug 12, 2014
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Fecha de edición: Mar 26, 2015
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Source: Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
Joe Smith, senior director of merchandise management at Beautiful Bags (BB), was about to place a large order for the upcoming winter season. He had to decide how many pieces he should order of each product. But another big question whether BB should source the product from its domestic manufacturing facility, its Chinese suppliers, or some combination of the two given the timing needs, labor costs, minimum order requirements, and BB's expanding product assortment?