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Today’s shopper prefers to buy online and get products delivered at the best possible time and place, resulting in key shifts in the supply chain. Source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader. Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. Let’s take a closer look.
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