Chapter 1 The New Competition

3The story of Siemens CT is from Industry Week's profile of its winners of the Best Plants Awards, 2002, which can be found at www.industryweek.com/iwinprint/bestplants.
4Gillette's revamping of its chain is described in “10 Best Supply Chains,” Supply Chain Technology News, October 2002.
4The definitive study of Chrysler's SCORE program is the article by Jeffrey H. Dyer, “How Chrysler Created an American Keiretsu,” Harvard Business Review, July–August 1996.
5Apple's reconstruction of its supply chain is described by Doug Bartholemew in “What's Really Driving Apple's Recovery?” Industry Week, March 15, 1999.
6The improvements in Amazon.com's chain are described in “How Amazon Cleared That Hurdle,” Business Week, February ...

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