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How to Build an Integrated Supply Chain
Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, you should be able to
• Contrast and discuss past, present, and future methods of supply chain manage-
ment (SCM)
• Discuss the implications of lean management in regard to integrated supply chains
• Describe the transition from a functionally focused supply chain to one that
involves cross enterprise collaboration
• Describe a comprehensive model of supply chain integration (SCI)
• Discuss how a lean and agile supply chain can be achieved
• Identify the steps involved in changing to an integrated supply chain
• Explain why complexity and clairvoyance are ...