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Vol 29 - No 07 - November 2003 The ‘On-demand’ Supply Chain World-wide,manufacturing businesses face unprecedented pressures.All manufacturing firms are facing a global recession.Firms have now entered a new era,the ‘on-demand ’ era. In particular,the increasing speed of technological change means that product lifecycles are ever shorter and that products are becoming commodities much faster on a global basis.Customer Demand is also becoming increasingly volatile and the need for more customised products is complicating the manufacturing process.Markets and competitor supply chains are becoming global Page number: 18 Word count: 2125 Related Topics: Enterprise resource planning Manufacturing control Supply chain
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