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Step 2: Gap Analysis – Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends. Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so it’s time to undertake a gap analysis. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise.
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That’s not to say that the following signs and symptoms are harbingers of disaster, but they should certainly prompt a distribution network design review, along with a modeling exercise to check if your outbound supply chain is maintaining that all-important balance between cost and service. Click To Tweet.
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Step 2: Gap Analysis Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so its time to undertake a gap analysis. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise.
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