ARRIVING TODAY From Factory to Front Door—Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy BY CHRISTOPHER MIMS As consumer demand grows, new technologies transform the workforce and how goods are transported. Take a look behind the scenes into the world’s busiest port, the cabin of an 18-wheeler, and Amazon’s automated warehouses to uncover
how the promise of “arriving today” is fulfilled through an intricate dance between humans and machines.
CYBERSECURITY, CYBERWAR AND CYBERWEAPONS A Beginner ’s Guide to Understanding Cybersecurity BY KENT PETERSON Supply chain operations, national security, and our daily lives depend on a resilient internet, but cyberspace and its underlying infrastructure are exposed to various cyber threats and hazards. Supply chain leaders can use this book to learn the basics of cybersecurity and how to recover from a breach.
THE GOAL A Business Graphic Novel ADAPTED BY DWIGHT JON
ZIMMERMAN AND DEAN MOTTER A plant manager is given 90 days to save his failing factory, and if he doesn’t improve his supply chain’s performance, corporate headquarters will close down the plant. Based on Eliyahu M. Goldratt’s The Theory of Constraints , this graphic novel illustrates how the manager breaks out of conventional thinking and works with his team to find solutions.
THE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION BY KRIS SAFAROVA A step-by-step visual example of an operations
management plan, this guide helps supply chain leaders in any organization understand how to start and execute a plan via to-do lists, self-assessments, and strategy calendars. Learn the habits of the highest-performing operations strategy thinkers and how to be a balanced, successful professional with a strong ethical compass.
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