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Vol 26 - No 03 - April 2000 Supply chain integration - the future In practically every industry sector trading patterns are rapidly changing from those of the past decade or two... Leading companies seek to dominate their markets, but the speed of change requires a far more flexible approach than ever before. "The old paradigms are gone. New ones hardly have time to develop before they too are lost to make way for the next ones" The drivers for this change are the increasing developments in technology, an expansion in global trade and a dramatic increase in customer or consumer expectations. This has manifested itself in a revolution in the competitive environment and market structure for most products in terms of... Page number: Page: 17 Word count: Words: approx. 1200 Related Topics: Demand management Enterprise resource planning Supply chain
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