@conference{Towill1999, author = {D.R. Towill and S.M. Disney and P. Childerhous}, title = {The seamless supply chain: Fact or fantasy}, booktitle = {15th International Conference on Production Research}, year = {1999}, pages = {647-650}, address = {Limerick, Ireland}, month = {August 9th-13th}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352357716_The_seamless_supply_chain_Fact_or_fantasy}, abstract = {The Seamless Supply Chain (SSC) represents a tough challenge for managing change in a global environment but it is a target within reach of well-organized and highly motivated enterprises. Twenty trans-European automotive sector value streams are analyzed in the paper via the concept of the Uncertainty Circle. We show that from this perspective some 10% of the sample are approaching the SSC ideal, but that some 50% are still way off.}, }