即时生产、全球采购、供应商管理库存。这些举动可以显著提高供应链效率——但是也让公司在风险越来越高的环境里变得十分脆弱。运营弹性已经上升到前所未有的重要地位。“我爱你”病毒当然能够使商业运作陷入了一片混乱。那么呼吸系统病毒呢?当 SARS 病毒袭击电子产品和计算机硬件生产厂家的大本营——中国南部时,有一点就已经确定了,这种疾病的传播意味着对全球供应链又 Instant production, global sourcing, supplier management inventory. These moves can significantly improve supply chain efficiency - but also make the company vulnerable in increasingly risky environments. Operational flexibility has risen to an unprecedented level. The “I love you” virus, of course, can put business operations in a mess. What about the respiratory virus? When the SARS virus hit the home base of electronics and computer hardware manufacturers in southern China, it was already established that the spread of the disease meant that the global supply chain