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Volume 8, Issue 2
1 April 1995
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Logistics Information Management
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Research Article| April 01 1995

Volatile demand calls for quick response: the integrated supply chain Available to Purchase

Robert Sabath
Robert Sabath
Vice President of Mercer Management Consulting, and heads the firm′s Logistics Practice in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7948
Print ISSN: 0957-6053
© MCB UP Limited
1995
Logistics Information Management (1995) 8 (2): 49–52.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059510085019

Highlights the problems encountered by a traditional supply chain system and shows how these problems can be eradicated by implementing an integrated supply chain. Discusses the workings of an integrated supply chain with the example of a US sports clothing manufacturer. Concludes by including a supply chain diagnostic guide which can be used to assess the efficiency of a company′s supply chain.

Keywords:
Business development, Clothing, Customers, Manufacturing industry, Retailing, Supply and demand, Supply‐chain management, Systems integration, Team Hanes, USA
© MCB UP Limited
1995
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