The Essentials of Supply Chain Management: New Business Concepts and Applications

Acknowledgments

This book project is ten years behind schedule. While working on this project, I often wondered if I would ever finish it. However, writing this book has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had because it helped me educate myself about the dynamic evolution of supply chain principles and created a discussion forum with my beloved students. In particular, without the valuable feedback from my former executive and professional MBA students, I might not even have a chance to introduce this book to prospective readers and enthusiastic students who are curious about one of the hottest business topics around. Although a majority of the content of this book originated from the education/training materials I used for ...