Definitive Guides for Supply Chain Management Professionals (Collection)

I would like to dedicate this book to my two daughters, who are always supportive of the things that I do. They helped me think through some of the issues associated with purchasing and supply chain management that I would never have considered. Whitney and Tayler Tate make my job more interesting. I’d also like to acknowledge the support of my immediate family in generating ideas for this book: Jeff Crow, Brent Crow, Sharon Crow, Julie Barry, Brooke Arnone, Dennis Crow, and Ruth Sykes.

I’d also like to acknowledge the hard work of two MBA graduate assistants. Anthony Mubarak and Prannay Ved helped to make this book possible with their fast responses and support of the project.

Finally, I’d like to thank the Council of Supply Chain Management ...