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Supply Chain Restructuring
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:
- What is supply chain restructuring?
- How is supply chain restructuring different from supply chain integration and optimization?
- What are the ways in which a supply chain can be restructured so as to improve its performance?
- What is postponement? What are the costs and benefits of postponement?
- How do firms decide optimal placement of inventory in the chain?
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