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id: how-do-we-evaluate-supply-chain-trade-offs-across-functions
title: "How do we evaluate supply chain trade-offs across functions?"
category: guide
subtopic: cross-function-tradeoffs
page_type: guide
source_url: "https://neosbyargonandco.com/prioritize-supply-chain-decisions"
tags: ["trade-offs", "network decisions", "inventory management"]
questions:
  - "How do we balance supply chain trade-offs?"
  - "What's the risk of optimizing one function?"
  - "How do we account for impacts across departments?"
related: [prioritize-decisions, decision-agenda]
---

Prioritize business decisions rather than isolated functional targets. A local improvement in one area can create costs elsewhere, and an apparent problem in one function may originate in another.

Consider moving a slow-moving product from regional warehouses to central storage. It might reduce duplicated inventory, but could lengthen delivery times or increase transport costs for certain orders. The decision must compare combined effects and identify which customer segments are affected. Test whether a different replenishment approach could achieve some benefit with less disruption.

Look across connected decisions: network choices about where products flow, inventory decisions that support working capital, capacity choices about production flexibility, and service commitments to customers.

neos by Argon & Co helps you connect analytical effort across these functions to build decisions that strengthen your whole supply chain. Let's start a conversation about your priority questions.