The Firm Must Decide on Its Required Position

As already explained, a firm moving into and progressing through a supply chain management effort must decide on the dimensions of its end-to-end processing, and then determine its position on the described evolutionary progression. With the help of material supplied by Dr. Larry Lapide from AMR Research, we now take a look at how that part of the process goes forward. 

The general ideas now get specific as we question What are the practical next steps No firm is going to get the necessary support for its effort unless there are early savings or significant improvements. For this reason, smart leaders always select some early initiatives that yield some 

When a firm decides it must move into Level 3, termed enhancing partner relationships, the focus moves to such matters as supplier synchronization to make sure planning systems involve the key suppliers mentioned. The idea is to make certain these suppliers are bringing the right materials forward to meet actual production needs. The current use of demonstrated best supply chain practices is considered, regardless of the industry from which these practices derived. Suppliers manage inventories through VMI systems and replenishment is based on information 

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