Report

June 2003

• Unreliable demand forecasts cripple supply coordination.
• Demand for nonstandard products adds complications.

• Composite processes synchronize activities across functions.
• Modeling processes that span groups will drive efficiencies.
• Industry product profiles will help firms identify composite process priorities.

• Executives must manage changes necessary for composite processes.
• Middleware Goliaths should corner enterprise app Davids.

• Composite processes will enable tailored services delivery.
• Composite apps will mature into composite process suites.

• Figure 1.  Firms Struggle To Align Supply With Demand
• Figure 2.  Demand Signals Fail To Make It Upstream
• Figure 3.  Composite Processes Let Firms Integrate Their Sales And Supply Chain
• Figure 4.  An Example Of Composite Process: Closed-Loop Quote Management
• Figure 5.  Industry Product Profile Will Drive Firms' Composite Process Priorities
• Figure 6.  Firms Need Executive Commitment To Composite Processes

 

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