Author(s):
Rick O’Connor
Rick O’Connor, National Director of Collaborative Supply Chain Management, Deloitte, 313/396-3696; roconnor@deloitte.com
Complexity and inefficiency have overtaken a vast majority of manufacturers’ supply chains – particularly those of large companies striving to be global players. When ineffectively managed, the supply chain is robbing manufacturers of profits, market position, growth and return on assets – rendering them less competitive.