1 Supply Chain Management in the Age of Complexity

DOI: 10.1201/9781003336082-1

1.1 Supply Chain Management

Organizations in the 21st century increasingly need to rely on effective supply chains and networks to compete in the globally interconnected world. In recent decades, globalization, outsourcing, and information technology have enabled many organizations, such as Dell and Hewlett Packard, to successfully operate collaborative supply networks in which each specialized business partner focuses on only a few key strategic activities. Irrespective of system or network, society faces what appears to be an intractable problem domain for systems essential to societal well-being (e.g., health, food, transportation, energy, security). Several ...

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