Scenario:

Hello Logistics Team. This is Mr. President here in our Hangzhou,China location. Once again, I want to reiterate the Logistics Team isdoing an outstanding job. Thank you for leading the transportation bidprocess. It is interesting to see how Convoy Trucking won the bid andhas invested in additional equipment. Business here in China hasevolved. Customers are delighted with our company and have requestedsupply for plastic bottles from our Albany, GA location. The company hasdecided to go global with the plastic bottles. The challenge is theplastic bottle supply chain is different than the existing productssupplied by our company in China. Once again, I am in need for theLogistics Team to manage the aspect of this product expansion to China. Iwill be traveling to other regions of the world the next few days and Iam looking forward to reading the report and presenting a plan to theBoard of Directors by the end of the week. Regards, Mr. President.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word global considerationsreport which will be used to discuss and examine the advantages anddisadvantages of becoming a global enterprise. Include the following inyour report:

• A brief overview describing the current logistics network given inthis scenario and how your team would transition that network to aglobal supply chain. Be creative and design both the current and futurenetworks as your team wishes to maximize the logistics efficienciesavailable.
• An analysis on the ethical and legal considerations in logisticsmanagement, both within the domestic United States and internationally.
• Analyze the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on the supply chain given global distribution.
• Identification, and further examination, of the importance ofcultural considerations when negotiating supply chain contracts in aglobal environment.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.