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How to Build
a Winning Supply Chain
New
book by Jim Tompkins charts the course for 21st century companies
seeking supply chain success
Raleigh,
N.C., April 23, 2003—Resilience is an important quality
for companies trying to position their supply chains for the
long run. In today's economy where change is guaranteed and
no one is sure when recovery will happen, short-term stresses
can zap the resiliency points of those who are working to
improve their supply chains. In No Boundaries: Break Through
to Supply Chain Excellence, supply chain consultant James
A. Tompkins, Ph.D. explains what companies need to do to adapt
to change and build winning supply chains for the 21st century.
No
Boundaries: Break Through to Supply Chain Excellence takes
off where Tompkins' similarly titled 2000 work left off. Where
the first book was an indepth understanding of the shortcomings
of supply chain management, the new book fills in the gaps
with new understanding of supply chain evolution.
"This
perspective is a wide-range view of the evolution of supply
chain excellence and the process that needs to be for companies
to achieve excellence," says Tompkins. "The previous
book was more narrowly focused. I decided to keep the title
much the same, however, because the meat of the matter, the
essential lesson for managers to take home and make their
own is that there can be no boundaries between supply chain
links if they are going to win the supply chain wars. Going
it alone, looking only at your own link, just is not going
to cut it."
No
Boundaries: Break Through to Supply Chain Excellence offers
a wide view of the supply chain at a time when companies and
managers are under increasing presure to focus narrowly and
find cost reductions and productivity improvements wherever
they can. No Boundaries introduces readers to the Six Levels
of Supply Chain Excellence, which provide a framework for
understanding the supply chain, no matter where you are. The
Six Levels of Supply Chain Excellence are:
- Business
As Usual
- Link
Excellence
- Visibility
- Collaboration
- Synthesis
- Velocity
Achieving
Supply Chain Excellence is a progression through the six steps
or levels. It's not important where an organization is in
the process, as long as its moving up, step by step. And,
it's not a quick fix, but a continuous process that requires
the proper application of technology, partnership culture
and resilience to address today's dynamic marketplace.
No
Boundaries: Break Through to Supply Chain Excellence is
available at www.tompkinsinc.com
and www.amazon.com for
$24.95.
About
the Author
Dr. James A. Tompkins is the CEO, president and founder of
Tompkins Associates, the leader in providing total supply
chain solutions for clients across industries and around the
globe. For more than 30 years, Jim has been instrumental in
driving the expansion of Tompkins Associates from operations
consulting, to technology implementation, to material handling
integration. Jim is the author or contributor to more than
21 books and is an internationally known authority and sought-after
speaker on supply chain issues.
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