Surviving Supply Chain Integration: Strategies for Small Manufacturers

by Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, et al.

The managed flow of goods and information from raw material to final sale also known as a "supply chain" affects everything--from the U.S. gross domestic product to where you can buy your jeans. The nature of a company's supply chain has a significant effect on its success or failure--as in the success of Dell Computer's make-to-order system and the failure of General Motor's vertical integration during the 1998 United Auto Workers strike.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309068789
• ISBN13: 9780309068789
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"