Frustrated, she grabbed her battered copy of Supply Chain Management by Sunil Chopra—the 7th Edition, the one with the green cover that looked like it had been through a war. She flipped to Chapter 14, "Transportation in a Supply Chain."
When she clicked the last slide, the CEO asked one question: "How fast can you implement this?"
The Last Slide
She had inherited a mess. Three regional distribution centers were operating at 140% capacity, a key supplier in Vietnam had just been hit by a typhoon, and the CEO kept demanding "Amazon-level speed" with "bargain-bin inventory costs." Her theoretical knowledge felt useless.
"The drivers of supply chain performance," she whispered, tracing the margin notes she’d made in grad school. Supply Chain Management Sunil Chopra 7th Edition Ppt
Maya stared at the blinking cursor on her laptop. It was 11:47 PM. The presentation for the board was due at 8:00 AM sharp, and she was stuck on Slide 19.
Maya smiled. "According to Chapter 7 of the 7th Edition? Ninety days. If you approve the cross-docking strategy on Slide 42." Frustrated, she grabbed her battered copy of Supply
She closed her laptop. The stolen PPT had given her a template. But Sunil Chopra’s principles had given her a backbone.