... will drive virtually all retailer expectations of suppliers. The use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) will become an industry mandate; those vendors who want to be the number one or two partner in a category will be technologically sophisticated. This technological readiness will dramatically reduce...

... the benefits which partnershipping can bring to supply chain management. Why do manufacturers and retailers want quick response partnerships, and what are their objectives? The idea is that by working together on a long-term basis, two trading partners may harmonize their order management and inventory...