Supply chain myths – and why Lean was not the culprit
Concepts blamed by some during pandemic actually led to solutions
By Bublu Thakur-Weigold
As countries recently began suspending COVID-19 restrictions, we should reflect on the lessons of this global crisis
before returning to business as “usual.” By “we,” I mean the supply chain managers and researchers whose work came
under unaccustomed public scrutiny. The past two years have exposed profound misunderstandings of what we do, not
only among the public and regulators but among ourselves as a community of experts.
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