This article warns against the dangers in recent manufacturing supply trends. According to the author, both outsourcing and integrated-supply programs can have seriously detrimental effects on productivity and innovation. In this article, he explains the reasoning behind his views.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 1997-12-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/buyer-beware/
Legacy path: /articles/buyer-beware