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Why companies flunk supply-chain 101

Only 33 percent of companies correctly measure supply-chain performance and few use the right incentives.

By Miles Cook and Russ Hagey

First published on septiembre 01, 2003
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Only 33 percent of companies correctly measure supply-chain performance and few use the right incentives. Supply chain is a real source of competitive advantage, as the industry leaders have proven. They continue to prove it: they are accelerating so fast that they may never be caught. So who has a chance to catch up? Executives who understand that profitable supply chain management depends on data and strategic business relationships, not instinct. Download PDF

Only 33 percent of companies correctly measure supply-chain performance and few use the right incentives. Supply chain is a real source of competitive advantage, as the industry leaders have proven. They continue to prove it: they are accelerating so fast that they may never be caught. So who has a chance to catch up? Executives who understand that profitable supply chain management depends on data and strategic business relationships, not instinct.

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