More Stakeholders Getting Involved In Supply Chains

Supply chain requirements are changing. Not so much because of technology or operational issues, but because financial stakeholders are taking a renewed interest in company’s’ supply chains. Due to increases in international trade and increased competition, bankers, CFOs, investors, and financial institutions are keenly interested in a company’s supply chain. Additionally, Governments are more involved due both for gleaming additional tax revenue from International trade, but also in the area of security in the wake of 9/11. See SupplyDemandChain article, Ready For Prime Time, for more on how bankers are taking a keen interest in supply chains.