Review “Lenovo: Moving Full-Speed Ahead” on pages 201–211 in your textbook, Strategic Supply Chain Management. Respond to the following topics and questions: What were the drivers for Lenovo to build, in 2012, a manufacturing facility in Whitsett, North Carolina instead of in low-cost regions such as Asia or Mexico? How did Lenovo transform from a local supply chain company to a well-known and integrated global supply chain organization? What metrics had Lenovo used to evaluate its end-to-end supply chain performance? What were Lenovo’s dual operating models and how well did these two models work for its global supply chain?
