Agile Supply Chain Management

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Author(s): Arnab Banerjee (Infosys Ltd., India)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 19
Source title: Supply Chain and Logistics Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0945-6.ch084

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Operations and Service Management / Supply Chain Management

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This chapter reviews some basic researches on agility and derives the various factors, aspects, dimensions, characteristics and distinguishing attributes that drive an agile supply chain. The chapter further explores characteristics for an overall agile supply chain and the finer detailed nuances of each echelons of an agile supply chain. This chapter discusses certain specifics to enable agility for retail businesses. Resilience is another aspect that is very important in today's retail supply chain and the characteristics of agility further helps achieve the same. Technology is an inseparable aspect of today's cutting edge supply chain and this chapter explores the various ways in which digitization enables an agile supply chain.

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