Supply Chain Management(ppt 27页)

Supply Chain Management   Introduction:
   The supply chain used to be a simple serial process with raw materials slowly moving in one direction through manufacturing production and onward via a distribution system to retailers and customers.
   Today, the talk is of "supply networks", "parallel chains", "enhanced concurrent activities", and “customer centric” with new information platforms and technology set to cut both inventory and lead-times throughout the delivery pipeline further.

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