document: The road ahead -LSB- supply chains -RSB- Executive supply chain managers , says David Metcalfe of Forrester Research , need the skills and precision of Mongolian archers on horseback . They must be able to hit their target , in this case customer demand , while moving at great speed . But what is wrong with the supply chains companies have in place already ? According to Metcalfe , current manufacturing models are too inflexible . A recent survey conducted by Forrester Research supports this claim . It found that 42 % of respondents could not transfer production from one plant to another in the event of a glitch in the supply chain . A further 32 % said it would be possible , but extremely costly
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