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GM hatches plan to cut 70 days from order cycle time
Sometimes the way it has always been done isn't the way it should be done. Case in point: General Motors wanted more visibility into its overall supply chain to stream-line the time from vehicle order to delivery. In addition to managing supplies coming into its production plants, GM wanted to be able to track a customer's vehicle from production floor to dealer's lot with detailed knowledge...

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