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Aligning Supply Chain Strategies with Product Uncertainties
Lee, Hau L.
44/3  (Spring 2002): 105-119

Today’s supply chain managers have been bombarded with a wide variety of the so-called leading-edge supply chain strategies. New terminologies and initiatives are being developed constantly. However not all these initiatives or strategies are appropriate for all firms. Companies need to first understand the uncertainties faced by the demand and supply of its products and then try to match these uncertainties with the right supply chain strategies. Based on an analysis of the uncertainties of supply and demand faced by the firm, this article develops a framework that can assist managers in developing the right supply chain strategy for their products.

 


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