1. Understanding total cost and production processes layout is fundamental to making production or offshoring decisions. Read case study 6.1 Hudson Guitars in the Coyle, Langley, Novak, & Gibson (2017) text and respond to the following questions:
Which production process layout layout would you use and why?
2. Create and post a Factor Rating Matrix in Excel using the supplier selection criteria figure 5.7 on page 149 of Chapter 5 of the Coyle et al. (2017) text. Identify a product and use three countries where you can source the product from. Describe a sourcing strategy you would recommend and which country you would source from based on the results of the "Factor Rating Matrix".