Executives sometimes think that control of a particular part of the value chain guarantees success, but the stage of history is littered with dominant companies that collapsed or were forced to change as their playscripts fell apart.
As he recognized that the successof supply chain was increasingly dependent on system integration, data integrity, and other key aspects typically run by the IT department, he determined that tight integration between IT and supply chain was a must.
Residents and business owners against the chain moving to the town are hoping to replicate the successof campaigners in Totnes, Devon, where Costa Coffee abandoned plans for a new branch.
The continuing successof Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket chain, shows that a retailer with the right formula and effective management can still thrive in these harsher times.