constructed in a competitive vacuum.
And it’s a reality that Frank De La Torre is
keenly aware of.
The executive vice president at Alliance
International – a division of Alliance
Shippers Inc. – is not only agreeable to
working with other entities to ensure all
chain links are aligned, it’s a task that
ny company in the supply chain
business is a company reliant on
A
partnerships.
In fact, by its very definition – “a system of
or g an i z a t i ons , p e op l e , a c t i v i t i e s ,
information and resources involved in
moving a product or service from supplier
to customer” – the most desirably supply
chain model is one that simply cannot be
May 2014
| BusinessWorld | 73
