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Table of Contents Foreword............................................................................................ vi The Need for A Supply Chain Redefinition ............................... 3 No Time Like the Present................................................................... 7 When the Rubber Hits the Road...................................................... 15 Avoiding Dead-end Streets.............................................................. 21 What Is Digital Transformation? . ..................................................... 30 Dancing with Shiny Objects............................................................. 35 Why Organizational Alignment Is Essential ...................................... 41 S&OP Should Not Be a Hammer Searching For A Nail..................... 47 Lifting The Voice Of A Contrarian ..................................................... 53 Navigating The Ring Of Fire .............................................................. 61 Lessons in Leadership..................................................................67 Insights from The Supply Chains to Admire Analysis ....................... 71 What Worked................................................................................... 75 Normalcy? Not Yet. .......................................................................... 81 Driving Supply Chain Excellence . ..................................................... 87 Managing Metrics in Uncertain Times............................................. 93 Home Depot Disappoints. Why? .................................................... 101 Technology Evolution ................................................................. 105 The Saga of Supply Chain Innovation ............................................. 109 The Self-Driving Supply Chain Fallacy . ........................................... 119 Do Digital Your Way. Side Step the Supply Chain Conquistador . ... 129 Building Outside-in Processes. Insights From A Two-Year Journey .135 Tradelens Discontinues Operations. Why You Should Care. . ......... 141 How SAP Failed The Supply Chain Business Leader ....................... 147 The S&OP Technology Quandary................................................... 153 The Dance with AI.......................................................................... 159 Do You Need A Graph? . ................................................................. 165
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