Tom Comstock, Vice President, DELMIA Strategy & User Experience, Dassault SystèmFrom Tom Comstock, Vice President, DELMIA Strategy & User Experience, Dassault SystèmLogistics OutsourcingFive Trends to Look for This Year in Supply Chain OperationsOver the past five years we have experienced a dramatic change in the role that manufacturing has played as part of the fabric that ties together our global economies. No longer seen as simply "black boxes" in the supply network that simply consumed materials and produced products "” manufacturing has experienced a renaissance whereby investment has returned with an expectation of continued growth into the future. In today's demand-driven reality, the role of the factory has evolved to necessitate greater flexibility and an ability to adapt to real-time sales information, resulting in better customer satisfaction, efficiency and profits.February 3, 2014Page 1 of 1
