Changes in technologies and supply-chain arrangements have coincided with the expansion of regulations and standards to the entire supply chain. Unfortunately, many suppliers have not kept up or find themselves in a strange new world.
It would be a major oversight to think of these changes as anything but a game-changer in terms of expectations and requirements.
Rather than wait to be surprised by unexpected situations, or to implement requirements haphazardly, it is better to understand what the hands-on challenges of dynamic cross-functional and cross-organizational teams as they push the boundaries of technology and new applications.
