CHAPTER 20

Leadership Advisory

The “giant stride” is a scuba diving technique for safely entering the water. Simply put, it’s a matter of standing at the edge of the boat and stepping feet first into the water. That big first step can be a bit overwhelming, but once you have taken that critical step, you have entered the magnificent world of the ocean.

After reading this book, there is no better time to make a giant stride entry into the journey of making your supply chain world-class.

Before making that giant stride entry, take some time to review Art Koch’s Profit Chain® model, the three Fs of supply chain management, and evaluate how well your enterprise is performing in each area (see Figure 1.1).

There is an important sequence to these models. ...

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