Built for Change Competitiveness for Today's Manufacturers Means Agility Ann Grackin Published on Oct 24, 2007 With huge structural challenges confronting us, agility becomes a prime characteristic of the enterprise to acquire. But agility, change, etc. are terms that are ephemeral - hard to nail down. And most firms have been blind sighted and are only waking up to the fall-out from outsourcing - the unintended consequences - lack of business continuity, increased sourcing costs, lack of control on quality from outsourced contract manufacturers, and now the added risk of illicit trade and the subsequent erosion of brand and shareholder value that follows.

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