6 Questions Your Company Should Ask

A successful supply chain network design gives companies a competitive advantage by pinpointing ways to significantly reduce costs, improving service levels, reducing overall cycle times, and streamlining all processes and systems.


6 Questions Your Company Should Ask

If you have not recently evaluated your network strategy, you are likely sacrificing service to customers or spending too much money. A successful supply chain network design gives companies a competitive advantage by pinpointing ways to significantly reduce costs, improving service levels, reducing overall cycle times, and streamlining all processes and systems.

This white paper outlines six important questions to consider, with a focus on the following topics:

  • Ship from store strategies
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Geographic expansion
  • Store-to-store strategy for retailers
  • Inventory flow paths
  • Length of time from last network strategy implementation
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