5 PREDICTIONS THAT WILL MAKE YOU RETHINK YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN.

SUBTITLE: SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVES OVER THE LAST DECADE, WHILE FRUSTRATING AT TIMES, HAVE PROVED ENORMOUSLY BENEFICAL TO BUSINESSES. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INNOVATORS VIEWED THE SUPPLY CHAIN AS A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME. AS A RESULT, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE ARE CLOSELY LINKED, AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A MAJOR ROLE IN CORPORATE SUCCESS. THE AUTHORS OFFER FIVE PREDICTIONS ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT -- EACH POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE BUT ALSO CAPABLE OF HELPING BUSINESSES CREATE VALUE AND ACHIEVE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE IN THE MARKETPLACE.