Identify the mode of transportation used between each stage in the channel

Choose a product that you are very familiar with for this week’s homework, or spend some time looking through your closet to find anything made in the USA or that you think will be simple to investigate.

Create a supply chain map for your goods, going back as far as is practical. A straightforward illustration is a diamond sold by a neighborhood jewelry store that was acquired directly from diamond wholesalers in the Netherlands, purchased by wholesalers from diamond centers in South Africa, and transported from mines run by a South African corporation. By firm name and area, list as many channel participants as you can.
Determine the form of transportation employed between each channel step.
Indicate the product’s components, if any, by name and location.

For your paper to be approved and graded, it must adhere to the conditions listed below:

Use Microsoft Word to create a document of between 500 and 750 words, or around 2 and 3 pages.
Try APA style; an example is provided below.
Use a 12-point font and 1-inch margins.
Include a reference page and a cover page.
Your essay must contain at least 60% unique work or content.
References may not make up more than 40% of your content or information.
Use two or more references, preferably from EBSCOhost, that are not part of the course materials. Although they may be used, the course’s textbook, lectures, and other resources do not count toward the two-reference requirement.
Data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, and other types of reference material must be cited in the document and mentioned on the reference page.

Reference material (statistics, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased phrases, values, etc.) must originate from reliable sources, such as academic journals published on official websites and online editions of newspapers like The Wall Street Journal. Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, and other similar sites are not suitable sources.

 

 

 

Some intriguing products that former students have investigated include:

Bricks made by a local brick producer with a German company’s kiln, clay from a Kansas open pit mine, water from Baxter Springs, Kansas, sand from Kansas City, iron oxide and manganese sulfate from Springfield, Missouri, and color additives from St. Louis
A local jewelry store purchased its diamonds directly from Dutch diamond wholesalers as well as from South African diamond cutters and mines that were under the control of a South African corporation.