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Paralleling the explosion in materiel sourcing over the past decade, corporate supply chains have grown strikingly more complex because of a greater amount of outsourcing, increased globalization and a more complex regulatory environment. Some notable companies, such as Wal-Mart, Dell Computer and Flextronics, have thrived in part because they created strategic business models centered on managing their supply chains. Yet even in organizations that don’t make it their main focus, many senior executives have come to recognize the key role supply chain management can play in achieving their strategic objectives. How well a company manages its supply chain function impacts it’s marketing, pricing, sales and relations with customers as well as other key activities.

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