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About the Author
Alex N. Beavers, Jr., Ph.D.,
is the Chief Executive Officer of Thomson
Industries, a privately held, middle market manufacturing company that makes
motion control components and systems for the semiconductor, automotive,
aerospace, medical, and consumer goods industries. Prior to Thomson Indus-
tries, Dr. Beavers spent ten years with PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., where
his duties included being the Managing Partner of Supply Chain Management
Services in North and South America. In that position, he was responsible for
all e-business supply chain management consulting, process consulting, and
e-business systems integration services. ...