2009/09/07 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Is Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment the way of the future?

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The key issue is to not make your supply chain one type only, but to keep it open-ended, such that the appropriate supply chain constellation can be matched to the according customer or supplier or product. [ ... ]

2009/06/29 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Supply chain flexibility - a complete literature review?

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Someone had to come up with this, it was just a matter of time, and it is no suprise that this article comes from India, one of the major providers of global outsourcing for many industries. [ ... ]

2009/05/28 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Lean + Agile = LeAgile: a happy marriage?

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Opposites attract and in the supply chain world, “lean” and “agile” appear to be opposites. Both management strategies have their advantages and disadvantages. [ ... ]

2009/05/14 THIS and THAT

Lean logistics = risky logistics?

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Lean does not necessarily make you more vulnerable or less robust towards supply chain disruptions. Lean implies agile, and agile is what is needed to overcome supply chain disruptions. [ ... ]