ABSTRACT

Supply chains in many organizations are not thought to be “strategic” and value adding in their impact on the success of the business. This entry describes ways SCM can be an important contributor to strategic success as measured by market share and profits. To illustrate, 16 supply chains, a “spectrum” of supply chain types, have been identified that “fit” specific situations.The assumption that underlies the notion of facilities focus is that a factory or, for that matter, any organizational entity will perform better when assigned a narrower, more clearly defined set of tasks than it would when required to perform a broader, more nebulous set of tasks.Restoring Our Competitive EdgeCompeting through Manufacturing