Report

March 2002

Adapting To Supply Network Change
	Existing manufacturing supply networks lack sense-and-respond capabilities. Over the next decade, winners will use X Internet, Web services, and agent-based software to help these networks continually adapt to change.
by Navi Radjou with Laurie Orlov, Taichi Nakashima

To turn unexpected events into insights, manufacturers must foster bottom-up control of their supply networks.
Memo to VPs of SCM: Stop replanning. Begin learning.
Military spinoffs will bridge physical and digital supply nets.

Figure 1. Supply Network Exceptions Cramp Manufacturers' Performance
Figure 2. Manufacturers Will Learn To Turn Unexpected Events Into Insight
Figure 3. Firms Can Improve Learning By Focusing On Exceptions' Root Causes
Figure 4. Firms Must Tap New Analytical Tools To Boost Operational Flexibility
Figure 5. Emerging Technologies Will Improve Firms' Supply Network Flexibility
Figure 6. Key Solution Providers For Building Adaptive Supply Networks

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