Advancement in technology has created new challenges and opportunities for a company's competitiveness. While supply supply chain integration provides opportunity for competitiveness, it is also a major challenge for a leadership team. Discussion topics are what are some challenges related to supply chain integration within an organization and across organizations?
Provide examples of successful supply chain integration efforts (could be based on your readings), what made them successful?
Why supply chain integration efforts might fail (could be based on your readings)?
What are some competitive advantages of well integrated supply chains?
What is the role of supply chain integration in terms of reducing the bullwhip effect?