Talking to a major grocery wholesale/retail customer confirmed how changing demand patterns also heavily affect supplier management. The retailer needed to build better relationships with remote suppliers and at the same time satisfy a growing demand for local food products. They asked us how we could help them enable new suppliers cost-effectively with supplier collaboration technology.
You have down-sized and maybe outsourced in the recession. You struggle to ramp-up quickly enough and grumble over new product introductions when the wheels start to spin. Let’s face it; the only stable factor in supply chain is a constant need for change. It is time to make that part of your design!
Instant availability of information via wireless networks creates infinite opportunities. Customers can at any time use Internet services via their mobile smartphones to look up and compare information about pricing and availability of products. What does this new competitive situation mean to you and your supply chain?
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