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Roles of the SCM Steering Department

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The final chapter focuses on the SCM steering department, which is an internal structure for steering a firm’s supply chain process change. Specifically, the roles of this department in the three phases, that is, before transition, in transition, and after transition, are discussed.

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Nakano, M. (2020). Roles of the SCM Steering Department. In: Supply Chain Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8479-0_10

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