Strategic Supply Chain Management: The Five Core Disciplines for Top Performance, Second Editon, 2nd Edition

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

From start to finish, the work—research, writing, editing, and design—that transformed the first edition of Strategic Supply Chain Management into this second edition took less than a year. This time frame and the fact that a considerable amount of the content is new attest to the intensity of the effort, not only by the core development team but also by the many individuals and organizations that provided unflagging support worldwide.

The book in its entirety would not have been possible without the guiding hand of executive editor Julia Heskel, who managed all aspects of content development and ensured adherence to exacting standards. Julia oversaw a team of writers, copy editors, and graphic designers. Moreover, she conducted ...