The Impact Of Globalization On Retail Supply Chains

Topics:
Global Strategy
Tags:
Accenture Ltd.,
Supply Chain,
Strategy,
Software,
Retail,
Management,
Globalization,
Enterprise Software,
Complexity,
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Source:
Accenture

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Overview: There are three major challenges for retail supply chains brought about by the multi-polar world. Those are complexity, stretch and adaptation. Let's address complexity first. Again, regardless of whether a retailer is setting up shop in disparate global locations, increasingly interdependent economies magnify complexity. Even if global operations are limited to "Just purchasing" - operating in sprawling geographies brings with it a raft of issues. Among them: unique national cultures, different languages, extremes of economic development, regulatory diversity, and new and likely hard to decipher customers.

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Format: PDF | Size: 396KB | Date: Aug 2008 | Pages: 2

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