Closing the IT Gap for Third-Party Logistics
The modern supply chain manager faces a broad range of challenges that shift
from day to day. They may be tasked with outsourcing or selling off part of
the supply chain to reduce cost structure, or have to dig into regulatory
requirements surrounding issues like conflict minerals. They may have to open
up new channels of distribution in other countries, or face an unexpected
challenge from non-traditional competitors.
That triple challenge of globalization, margin pressure, and technology
change can severely limit business performance for even the most well run
companies.
As supply chain managers respond to these challenges, they often choose to
outsource elements based on lower operating cost, technical sophistication,
and scale of the outsourced provider. While gaining those distinct
advantages, the consequences inclu... (more)