Practical E-Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management

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Enterprise planning and supply-chain interaction

Learning objectives

• To learn about the different e-manufacturing modules that operate on an enterprise level.

• To become familiar with the functions performed by the different enterprise modules.

• To understand how the enterprise modules interact with the external supply chain.

6.1 Introduction

Continuous reconfiguration of the supply chain is important and depends on a combination of internal and external factors. A company’s life cycle influences the supply chain considerably. Historically, the focus was on creating the chain, with a lot more emphasis on assured availability of inputs, which resulted in relationships between established players. During the next phase, cost were not ...