The conclusion from this chapter is, companies that perform better in almost every financial measures of success,according to a report from Boston based AMR .When supply chain excellence improves operations,companies experience a 5 percent higher profit margin..
In the past,companies focused primarily on manufacturing and quality improvements to maintain their operations,but today,supply chain is a complex web of suppliers,assemblers,logistic firms,sales/marketing channels,and others business partner linked primarily through information networks and contractual relationship.
