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The Supply Chain Spectrum

Joseph L. Cavinato represents the Center for Strategic Supply Leadership at the Institute for Supply Management (formally the National Association of Purchasing Management) and teaches SCM (supply chain management) courses at Arizona State University. Based on two years of research by his organization completed in late 2001, Cavinato identihed no fewer than 16 variations of supply chain. He refers to the 16 as a spectrum of supply chain types. His work illustrates that different industry environments create their own supply chain types. [Pg.53]

The hrst group in the spectmm is the least sophisticated. In fact, because of current fashion, companies in this group refer to their operations as a supply chain, yet these companies have no supply chain at all. In reality, they are a loosely knit group of departments, equivalent to Level 1 in the Hayes-Wheelwright model described in Section 4.3. [Pg.53]

At the first stage — typical traditional supply chains — Chains 1 through [Pg.53]

3 do not contribute to competitive position and may have a negative impact on the company s fortunes. Their chains can be considered anchors holding the company back because it cannot execute new product introductions, quality improvements, or cost reductions. Chains [Pg.53]

These 16 models capture the variety of trading partner relationships that exist in different industries. Auto manufacturing is a much different [Pg.53]


The book has chapters dedicated to case studies. Reader feedback indicates they add great value. The cases add reality to the theoretical frameworks. They include both successful and not-so-successful endeavors across the supply chain spectrum. The contributors, whom I formally thank here, are listed earlier. [Pg.636]


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