SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION TALES FROM THE TRENCHES.

From: Supply Chain Management Review | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: Frankel, Robert; Frayer, David J.; Goldsby, Thomas J.; Keller, Scott B.; Stank, Theodore P.; Whipple, Judith M. | Copyright information

Integration of the supply chain -- both internally and externally -- has been a top business priority for some time now. But how successful have companies been in achieving this goal to date? And what barriers are preventing them from realizing the full benefits of integration? Here are some answers from the supply chain practitioners tasked with making integration work. These are the tales from the trenches.

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