Supply Chain Collaboration: An Implementation Guide

Supply chain collaboration is a method for a company to communicate point-of-sale and inventory information to its suppliers, a system Ireland helped implement at the world's most notorious retail chain. Explaining how to set up a trademarked version of it, he considers the bullwhip effect and resulting supply chain costs, Wal-Mart case example, early wins and failures, best implementation practices, and whether trading partners are ready to collaborate. Co-published with Apics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR