Read the Hunt Company case study on pages 85-88 of the Hugos textbook for additional information...

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Read the Hunt Company case study on pages 85-88 of the Hugos textbook for additional information pertaining to the challenges, issues, and problems facing the company. In a 3-4 page written paper, address the following items in your distribution improvement strategy:

1. The major facts of the case study.
2. The main problems or issues facing the Hunt Company.
3. The possible solutions to these problems or issues (1-3 solutions).
4. Rationale for these solutions using concepts, terms, processes, procedures, and/or real-world examples discussed in the course materials.
5. The main steps to implement the new strategy or plan.

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1. The major facts of the case study
Hunt Corp, a supplier of office supplies used worldwide by businesses, consumers, educational institutions, and professional photographers and framers.
· The company is facing a decreasing profit margin and also an intensive pressure in the market competition.
· The company is into a compulsive stage to make changes in their supply chain.
· It made a decision to outsource their production from china, the product that requires huge level of outcome. It also involve in procuring the products from other offshore suppliers whose product help to minimize the cost involve in the supply chain.
· They felt that these decisions will help to supply their products at a low input cost compared to the initial stage of production.
· The change from onshore production to offshore manufacturing lead to a new problem on diminishing stock of the company’s process of supply chain. Because offshore products took more time to reach the port of the company location. 
· The cost of stocks and the freight charges were increased suddenly. 
· It leads to change in companies responsive to their customer demand. During onshore production company has the ability to meet their customer demand immediately, but offshore involves less responsiveness towards their customer need.
· Earlier core strength of the company was of being a manufacturer which can make and delivery as desired, but as of now the scenario has been changed.
· The company intended to advanced their  collaborations  and communication  with their suppliers
· It is not the only company that using an outsourced product from few offshore manufactures. This process will enforce them to restore its supply chain. There are many other companies looking up for suppliers in abroad.
· Producers will lag behind in the market competition when their main aim is to minimizing the production cost.
· Outsourcing production help the company reduce their cost in a significant way.

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