You have been tasked with the responsibility of arranging transportation of the engines from their factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, to your manufacturing facility in St. Louis, Missouri. In one paragraph, identify and describe specific, unique procurement and transportation difficulties that might arise when planning this particular transport.

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Global sourcing, as well as the global transportation associated with it, is more challenging than sourcing within the U.S. Suppose that your employer, an aircraft manufacturer, purchases jet engines from a supplier in Russia.

You have been tasked with the responsibility of arranging transportation of the engines from their factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, to your manufacturing facility in St. Louis, Missouri. In one paragraph, identify and describe specific, unique procurement and transportation difficulties that might arise when planning this particular transport.

Consider issues such as proper packaging, ancillary services, and port capabilities. Utilize knowledge you gained while reading Chapter 11, but also brainstorm and come up with your own ideas concerning this issue. Think geographically, economically, politically, and etc.

Use proper paragraph format to answer, which includes a topic sentence which addresses the question to be addressed, body sentences which answer the question and explain, and a closing statement which repeats or reflects key words from the topic sentence.

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