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From the Quarter 03 2007 issue

On the contrary, CPFR has scaled
The article "Why has CPFR failed to scale?" (Quarter 2, Page 60) has a somewhat familiar tone and tenor compared to several others that I have critiqued over the years. They have had in common an attention-grabbing headline followed by a review of the past, forecasts for the future of CPFR/collaboration, and a conclusion that CPFR is important, but with certain caveats. … [Editor's note: The acronym CPFR, which stands for collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment, has been trademarked by Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS).]...

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