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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (62102)	10/22/2002 10:12:25 PM
From: rkral	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 77397

Lizzie, The new buzzword in supply chains is "adaptive supply chain" meaning a decision can be made real-time about the most efficient route (for goods, services or cash) during the cycle. Each of those decision-points (and there aren't too many of those usually) can be called an inflection point. A decision point can be called an inflection point? I don't buy it. An inflection point in the world of adaptive supply chains should bear some similarities, at least, to the definition of inflection point in mathematics. Since you have a degree in mathematics, I would think you should agree. For instance: Orders are still decreasing, but they aren't decreasing as rapidly as before. Now that would be an inflection point IMHO. The change in orders might also be a decision point for management. If this is the case, an inflection point and a decision point share only one point .. the point in time. That's my point. <gg> Ron

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (62102)	10/23/2002 2:59:19 AM
From: hueyone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77397

After I used that phrase "adaptive supply chain inflection point"- I realized I am speaking MBA-speak though - aka useless babble! I don't know Lizzie, it sounds much more like an expression someone marketing themselves as a "Supply Chain Architect" would compose rather than an MBA.<ggg> Member 4280983 Best, Huey