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Adapt or Die: Transforming Your Supply Chain intoan Adaptive Business Network
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CLAUS HEINRICH, PhD, is a Member of the Executive Board of SAP AG, where he is responsible for a range of critical internet supported enterprise software solutions, including mySAP.com applications for supply chain, product lifecycle, and human resources management, as well as for finance and accounting. Heinrich serves as Vice Chairman of SAP's Product and Technology Board and is also responsible for human resources and labor relations at SAP AG. Claus Heinrich has been a member of the Management Science faculty at the University of Mannheim since 1988 and teaches there in the field of supply chain management.

BOB BETTS has worked in the information technology field for over twenty years, on projects including the first- and second-generation IBM PCs, the World Wide Military Command Control System, the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, and the NASA Space Station Freedom. Since 1985, Betts has worked globally as a company employee and as a consultant on supply chain and related business issues.

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Introduction: When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies.

Chapter 1: In Search of the Holy Grail.

Chapter 2: Seeking Partners for Greater Competitive Advantage.

Chapter 3: The Adaptive Business Network Vision.

Chapter 4: Roles and Responsibilities within the Network.

Chapter 5: Preparing for an Adaptive Business Network.

Chapter 6: Step One—Visibility.

Chapter 7: Step Two—Community.

Chapter 8: Step Three—Collaboration.

Chapter 9: Step Four—Adaptability.

Chapter 10: The Adaptive Business Network in Practice.

Chapter 11: Future Implications of Adaptive Business Networks.

Glossary.

Notes.

Bibliography.

About the Author.

Index.

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"...a step-by-step approach in describing the ABN, how to implement it and what values the business model offers..." (Sapinfo, 5 March 2003)

"...This is a great book...this book is important not just for leaders of industry but for all employees.... Recommended..." (Computer Business Review, April 2003)

"...the book is scattered with real-life case studies, anecdotal examples and diagrams...very cohesive..." (Information Age, May 2003)

"...a detailed yet simple approach on achieving the target of a flexible and reactive supply chain?easy to read and understand..." (Supply Management, 8 May 2003)

"...it helps you think through some basic day-to-day glitches...which is helpful..." (Supply Chain Management, Vol.19, No.1)

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