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There are three types of supply chain strategies: efficiency-oriented, responsiveness-oriented, and both efficiency- and responsiveness-oriented (hybrid). This chapter explains the differences in these three strategy types.

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Notes

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    Nikkei Ryutsu “Demand can be predicted: Dell” (2001 October 30).

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    Nikkei Ryutsu “Special sales information seven days available before: Kao” (2007 August 20).

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    Nikkei Sangyo “Global car running: VW” (2012 February 1).

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    Nikkei Sangyo “Komatsu: Connected factories” (2018 May 16).

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    Nikkei Newspaper “Exploring the course: Komatsu” (2011 October 10).

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    Nikkei Newspaper “Finance changes management” (2010 September 8).

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    https://www.gartner.com/en/supply-chain/research-tools/supply-chain-top-25.

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    Fast Retailing annual security report 2013, 2017.

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Nakano, M. (2020). Supply Chain Strategies. In: Supply Chain Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8479-0_4

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