Principles of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

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Preface to the Second Edition

As we look back at the preface to the rst edition of this book, we recall our optimism that

it would provide a good understanding of rst, supply chains, and second, supply chain

management. As we pointed out, adding the term management to supply chain opened up a

different world. While supply chains could be physically assembled in a straightforward

manner, managing them required skills and approaches that were not needed when busi-

nesses operated more autonomously. Building communication, collaboration, and trust into

supply chains presented new challenges, especially as supply chains became more globally ...