Comments on: The Facebook Supply Chain http://theglobalrail.com/2009/10/28/the-facebook-supply-chain/ Where the Global Economy and Innovation Meet Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:24:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dave Holloman http://theglobalrail.com/2009/10/28/the-facebook-supply-chain/#comment-9 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:47 +0000 http://theglobalrail.com/?p=104#comment-9 Chris,

thanks so much for your insight and contribution. As in many cases, lessons for the future come from China. Mass customization is a long-offerred promise that is indeed coming our way. I think you are also right that we may be on the edge of a new wave of disintermediation. Makes me think of the widely acclaimed article “unblundling the corporation.” Its now 10 years old – maybe it needs to be updated in the world of social networking.

Chris, thank you

]]> By: Christopher S. Rollyson http://theglobalrail.com/2009/10/28/the-facebook-supply-chain/#comment-7 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:41:40 +0000 http://theglobalrail.com/?p=104#comment-7 Dave, I agree with you that the supply chain and social networks will definitely converge. One channel for this will be mass customization: social networks will let people collaborate and specify what they want. Scary in a way for the “chain” because could be disintermediated in some cases. For one example, check out “Surprises in Emerging Chinese Consumer Market.” http://globalhumancapital.org/?p=77

]]> By: Christopher S. Rollyson http://theglobalrail.com/2009/10/28/the-facebook-supply-chain/#comment-6 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:34:40 +0000 http://theglobalrail.com/?p=104#comment-6 Dave, thanks for your insights and perspective! Can you give us examples where your vision might appear soonest? (IOW, what firms or industries have the most transparent supply chains?.. I’d think amazon).

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