The Internet and information technology (IT) has benefited greatly the process of the supply chain management, but every echelon of the supply chain must be connected to each other and working at the same speed. In every supply chain, the weakest link in the chain will define the speed of the entire system. For the majority of manufacturers, the plant floor is the weakest link in their supply chains, yet that is where they're apt …
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