5-1

Use of Manufacturing Technologies and Techniques, 1996 and 1994

48

5-2

Use of Technologies and Techniques by Facility Employment Size, 1996

49

A-1

General Characteristics

120

A-2

Capabilities of SMEs

120

A-3

Relations with Top Three Customers

121

A-4

Factors That Would Improve Probability of Supplier Success

121

A-5

General Characteristics of Subsamples

121

A-6

Capabilities of Large and Small SMEs

122

A-7

Capabilities of SMEs with Dispersed and Concentrated Customer Bases

122

A-8

Success Factors in Subsamples

123

2-1

Increase in Subcontracting in the Defense Industry (Percentage of Total Product Cost)

17

2-2

Structure of a Typical Supply Chain

23

3-1

Supply Chain Management: Integrating and Managing Business Processes among Participants throughout the Supply Chain

25

9-1

Effects of Misalignment in the Supply Chain

77

9-2

Internet Trends

80