An architect s blueprint package consists of a set of drawings and a book of specifications constructed in such a manner that someone skilled in the art 10,000 miles away can build to the design and operate within the space. This appendix is a complete blueprint package to build a competitive supply chain network from a design and to operate that network competitively within its space. The network blueprint is applied successively to the forward supply chain, the consumables supply chain, and the reverse supply chain. The network blueprint applies both to manufacturing and to its related services.

Each process step is referenced to one of three architectural sheets in the network blueprint, see Figure A-1, and to the relevant Chapters in this book. Each sheet begins with a specification table followed by the process steps. Each process step in bold, with supporting statements or questions as bullets, and with possible alternatives denoted as: ( )( )( ). Follow the process steps in order within each sheet, and then optimize through iteration.

Figure A-1: The network blueprint.