What are Apple’s key advantages in how it manages its global supply chain operations? Support your analysis with data from the case. What are challenges that Apple faces in the future, and what are the implications for its global supply chain? How does Apple’s supply chain compare with Wal-Mart’s supply chain? How are they different and how are they similar?

For this assignment, use your coursepack to review the case of “Apple Inc.: Managing a Global Supply Chain” by Mark and Johnson. In 2–4 double-spaced pages, analyze this case and address the following questions:

What are Apple’s key advantages in how it manages its global supply chain operations? Support your analysis with data from the case.
What are challenges that Apple faces in the future, and what are the implications for its global supply chain?
How does Apple’s supply chain compare with Wal-Mart’s supply chain? How are they different and how are they similar?