4. The three major challenges facing Supply-Chain Management
The three forces behind the development of Logistics, and later ML, are accelerating market changes in terms of demand and economic space, the rise of information and communication technologies and, more recently, sustainable development. These are still at work, and constitute the three major challenges facing SCM today, as it keeps a watchful eye on these three constantly evolving fields.
4.1 Incessant and accelerating market changes
In this article, the situation analyzed is that of Western European companies, which, some ten years behind the United States, have progressively developed highly contrasting approaches to logistics and SC, depending on the business sector concerned.
In France, food manufacturers were the first to be affected...
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Bibliography
Websites
• ASLOG – French Logistics Association
• CSCMP – Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
• ELA – European Logistics Association
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