UNLOCKING THE RUSTY SUPPLY CHAIN: THE VALUE NET by D Bovet
A growing number of customers today are pressuring manufacturers to deliver customized products immediately and bundled with the services they want. Yet most manufacturers can't deliver, and a major reason is poor management of the supply chain. The solution, the authors write, is a Value Net - a dynamic network of customer/supplier partnerships and information flows. Reinventing a company around a Value Net will restore not only the supply chain to its former efficiency, but also a company's ability to satisfy customer demand and deliver promises in real time.
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