Like other supply chain strategies, agility and robustness determine the nature of
procurement, transportation, manufacturing, and distribution, along with follow-up
services and a specification of whether these processes will be performed in-house
or outsourced (Chopra and Meindl, 2009). This will involve deciding to be neither agile
nor robust, either agile or robust, or both agile and robust.
One of the electronics companies, which assess its supply chain to be particularly
agile, emphasizes its alignment to overarching objectives:
Therefore, all efforts to improve processes and develop products flow into these superior
targets, insofar that the company delivers reliable and long-lasting products and,
simultaneously, rapidly reacts to market changes, demand changes, and disruptions.