This book presents a strategic decision-making process (i.e. scenario planning) to help
managers build supply chain infrastructures that can adapt to uncertain shifts in the business
environment. The authors detail the process for developing and applying scenarios for strategic
planning in organizations playing three different roles in supply chains. Using three cases in
which the process was applied in association with the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
this primer also explains how companies can monitor their business environments to decide when
to take the necessary steps to adapt their supply chain strategies and assets. The lessons
learned are applicable globally: in first-world free-market economies emerging countries and
poorer nations as well as the states where the government plays a strong role in the economic
activity. For companies looking to assess the numerous drivers shaping their supply chains and
use that information to make living strategic plans this book will teach you how to build
adaptable and agile supply chains. It will explain how to approach long-term investments in
your organization.
