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4. Agile supply chain: the second step to security
Once the Samixco Supply Chain has been brought under control internally, it will be necessary to turn our attention to the extended Supply Chain and to improving overall performance. Collaborative work with both customers and suppliers, the creation of an alternative Supply Chain, and process improvements are among the measures envisaged.
4.1 Should Samixco's supply chain be agile?
While it's desirable to have a flexible supply chain, it also comes at a cost: so it's necessary to know just how agile the supply chain needs to be in relation to customer needs.
The market conditions in which a supply chain needs to be agile were listed in the previous article "How to secure your supply chain – Theoretical approach"
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Bibliography
- (1) - Cranfield University School of Management, Department of Transport - Creating Resilient Supply Chains : A practical guide. - Disponible sur Internet http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/scr .
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