The TCO is a method for determining costs that extends beyond direct  purchases to include the costs involved in supplier relationships. In  this assignment, you will determine the TCO for an organization’s supply  chain.

Assignment Directions

To complete this assignment:

• Review Case 5, “W-G-P Chemical Company,” on pages 450–453 of your Supply Chain Logistics Managementtext.
• Write a 3–4-page paper with supporting appendices that addresses  questions 1, 3, and 4 on page 453. In your paper, be certain to:      
  • Analyze the TCO for the organization.
  • Evaluate alternative courses of action based on TCO.
  • Recommend, based on an evaluation of the available case data,  additional metrics that would enable the organization to better and more  strategically operate its business.