Working on the chain gang. (includes related articles)(Panel Discussion)

From: Chief Executive (U.S.) | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Donlon, J.P.; Galli, Joseph | Copyright information

CEOs who participated in a roundtable discussion co-sponsored by Chief Executive magazine talked about how supply chain management can cultivate leaner and more agile organizations through the use of the Internet. Manugistics Pres, Chmn and CEO William M. Gibson commented that the Internet has the capacity to improve communications and cooperation within a supply chain. Phil Robers of Ernst and Young talked about the three levels of Internet application in the supply chain. The first involves...

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