Instructions
For this week’s class discussion you will provide answers to the following questions in your main post, due on the date specified. You are required to post your comments to your peers by the end of the module.

Questions
What are the characteristics of efficient, responsive, risk-hedging, and agile supply chains?
Describe how outsourcing would work in each of the different types of supply chains. What are the differences? What are the similarities?
How does type of supply chain and outsourcing affect company strategy, and vice versa?
Requirements
Submit your first post by the due date for this forum; this should cover the questions above and be approximately 300-500 words, no more.