supply chain management
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The obstacles to good supply chain management are described in the course materials and other resources.
1. Rank, in order, the following previously listed obstacles from the
greatest to the least significant:
*more demanding customers
*shorter product lifecycles
*globalization
*increase in product type, customization and variety
2. Justify why you ranked your first and last choices.
3. Do you see any other obstacles to supply chain management?
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Hi there,
1. Ranking:
1st - Globalization
Shorter Product Lifecycles
Increase in product type
Last - More demanding customers
2. Justify:
Globalization is having a hefty impact on companies' supply chain management systems, requiring greater scalability of applications and better integration with far-flung partners. With cheap manufacturing, distribution and supplier resources available overseas -- particularly in the Far East -- even companies with established supply chain backbones are finding that they need to adapt to ...
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