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The synchronous supply chain
- The extended enterprise and the virtual supply chain
- The role of information in the virtual supply chain
- Laying the foundations for synchronisation
- ‘Quick response’ logistics
- Production strategies for QR
- Logistics systems dynamics
In conventional supply chains, each stage in the chain tends to be disconnected from the others. Even within the same company the tendency is for separate functions to seek to optimise their own performance. As a result the interfaces between organisations and between functions within those organisations need to be buffered with inventory and/or time lags. The effect of this is that end-to-end pipeline times are long, responsiveness is low and total costs are high.
To overcome these ...
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