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Article: What really works.(supply chain management)
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- IIE Solutions
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- August 1, 1999
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What are the best practices in supply chain management? The first survey in an ongoing research project hints at some surprising answers
What are the best practices that make supply chain management an effective discipline? The answer is far from obvious. As the concept of supply chain management has grown in popularity, it has taken on so many different names and forms that it has become increasingly difficult for would-be practitioners to grasp and communicate to colleagues.
"Supply chain optimization" is different from "supply chain collaboration," which is different from the older but still frequently used "logistics" and "distribution management." ...