Assessing the Need for Information

With 40 percent or more of a company s cost possibly being consumed by information processors, reviewing information needs along the supply chain can pay handsome dividends. Table 30.1 outlines a method for assessing what information is needed and what can be done away with. The purpose is to identify gaps and excesses. The methodology builds on tools and techniques from previous chapters. 

Activity. For the company using the Activity System methodology, identify the activity with which the information exchange is associated. 

List the type using the methodology described in Section 17.3.2. 

Done/Not Done. State whether or not the information exchange is occurring. 

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