Comments on: Your supply chain doesn’t have to be perfect — here’s why http://www.procurementalert.com/your-supply-chain-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect-heres-why/ Strong partnerships forge strong companies Mon, 25 May 2009 22:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sean Rollings http://www.procurementalert.com/your-supply-chain-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect-heres-why/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 Sean Rollings Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:55:07 +0000 http://www.procurementalert.com/?p=1536#comment-2942 I like this topic. My reaction is that those striving for perfection will build processes and practices that work when business goes as planned, but my fear is that they'll be rigid and fragile to the natural fluidity of today's dynamic supply chains. You might be able to design for perfection for a key customer or two, for a key product or two, but beyond that, you'll serve your customer base and be more profitable if you can create agility to deal with continuous change. I like this topic. My reaction is that those striving for perfection will build processes and practices that work when business goes as planned, but my fear is that they’ll be rigid and fragile to the natural fluidity of today’s dynamic supply chains.

You might be able to design for perfection for a key customer or two, for a key product or two, but beyond that, you’ll serve your customer base and be more profitable if you can create agility to deal with continuous change.

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