CONCLUSION
AS I HAVE WRITTEN THROUGHOUT THIS book, an effective supply chain and sourcing organization can help management find a competitive advantage. This often translates directly into healthy growth and a stronger bottom line. There is, however, a caveat to this new approach: If implemented improperly, a company can wind up with a real hangover.
HP’S STRUGGLE
Take, for example, HP’s struggle in the PC industry. In an effort to compete with its main rival, Dell, Carly Fiorina merged HP with Compaq in 2001. She believed the acquisition would ...
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