FOREWORD

With more than two decades of professional experience leading supply chain transformations, I have witnessed the transformation of the supply chain itself from a business support function to the center of an organization’s strategy. For the prosperity achieved in the past 25 years, along with the higher standard of living across the globe, supply chain management (SCM) has played a crucial role by optimizing efficiency, enhancing productivity, and reducing waste. It would not be an overstatement to say that the supply chain has shaped the world we live in.

The technological progress that happened over the past three decades allowed organizations to create a connected supply chain of business activities, enabling end-to-end planning ...

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