Skanska AB, the largest construction companies in Sweden, forms a partnership with ten key suppliers in order to significantly improve the supply chain in the construction industry. The first of these partnerships signed with Rockwool AB, manufacturer of insulation materials. Actions necessary to make the partnership work identified: the company representative from the customer to the supplier, making visible the hidden costs, so that the joint project teams can attack them, and implement EDI and what it offers for both companies. One of the interesting results of this partnership is a major redefinition of the industry -. With the need to rethink the role of retailers in the Swedish building industry "Hide
by Thomas E. Vollmann, Carlos Cordon, Jussi Heikkilä Source: IMD 20 pages. Publication Date: June 17, 2003. Prod. #: IMD408-PDF-ENG
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