... resulting in delaying procurements, clogging inventories and affording errors typical of a manual process. Unlike the fully automated online system of Dell, Ford's manual ordering and accounting procedures waste manpower, amass stock and, in the end, prolong OTD. Furthermore, many of Ford's lower tier partners lack the capital to invest into an Internet Technology (IT) infrastructure that would be necessary to fully ... ...

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