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Supply Chain Nirvana

The supply chain is a firm’s core asset, and perhaps its most important asset, and a firm is only as good or as bad as its supply chain. In this tightly packed 300-page volume Sehgal shows how important it is to have a top-down-driven approach to supply chain management and how important it is to link strategy and execution, from the board room to the very last delivery guy.

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Supply chains compete, not companies

Martin Christopher’s particular research interests lie at the interface between marketing and logistics reflecting his belief that these two critical activities underpin superior supply chain performance.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Transport Network Disruption
Today is my last day at work as Researcher at Møreforsking Molde. It is a sad day, because I am leav[...]
Shippers, carriers and disruptions
Both shippers and motor carriers are impacted by travel time variability, but they react differently[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book review: Networks and Algorithms
If you are into network analysis of any kind, this book teaches you the basics. As the name implies,[...]
Book Review: Supply Chain Risk Management
This excellent book by Donald Waters, Supply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and Resilience in [...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Supply Chain Security
Today's supply chains circle the globe and form the backbone of world trade and a are major factor i[...]
Engineering transportation lifelines
New Zealand is probably not the fist country that comes to mind when thinking of state-of-the-art tr[...]
from HERE and THERE
Global Risk and Compliance - Are you protected?
Trade Compliance and Export Control are not just buzzwords in global supply chain. They represent si[...]
Near-shoring - less risk?
You Can’t Understand China’s Slowdown Without Understanding Supply Chains. That's the title of a rec[...]