Chapter 1 The Manufacturing Metamorphosis Imperative

Unaddressed Can Kill Your Business

The CEO of a closely held manufacturing company recently told me that his team simply cannot make meaningful change any faster than they have been, and he believes that is true for his suppliers, competitors, and customers as well. If he is right, that supply chain is in trouble. If only he believes that, his business is in trouble.

Our world is increasingly dynamic. Perceptions of how the world works that underlie assumptions in business are evolving and disappearing. We assume that children go to school, as young adults they go to work, and when mature adults they retire. For demographic, socioeconomic, and life expectancy reasons, that will not remain ...

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