Assess graduate students' ability to analyze how supply chain disruptions influence firm pricing strategies and inventory management decisions. Evaluate trade-offs such as cost pass-through versus demand elasticity, safety-stock and reorder-point adjustments under greater lead-time variability, inventory pooling and strategic sourcing. Require qualitative evaluation of contracts, risk-sharing and mitigation options plus quantitative comparative-statics or scenario calculations (e.g., changes in lead time, shortage costs, and service-level targets).