Adapt or Die: Transforming Your Supply Chain into an Adaptive Business Network
by By Betts, Bob and Heinrich, Claus E.
Category: Business & Economics , Industries , General

Cut costs and control inventory an adaptive business networkThis book introduces the adaptive business network, a new method of business interaction that offers the ability to respond swiftly to changing market conditions, increase revenue growth, and lower overall cost. In Adapt or Die, the experts from SAP provide a thought-provoking road map to a new business world in which companies are linked together by uniform business processes and standardized software (uniform business processes and standardized software leaves me the impression of being rigid and inflexible, which is contrary to what were trying to say in the book). An adaptive business network allows companies to more precisely control inventory, quickly add or drop trading partners, and produce products and services that mirror actual customer demand.Adapt or Die explores all the vital aspects of the adaptive business network, including:The benefits for your businessWays to prepare your companyImplementing the adaptive business network in four stepsIts application to specific industriesThe changes the adaptive business network will bring to the future of business