Master the newest methods, tools, and strategies in supply chain management In The Supply Chain Playbook: How to Transform Planning, Inventory, and Execution into Competitive Power, supply chain planning and transformation expert Marcia Williams, delivers a practical, planning-first guide to transforming supply chain decision-making and execution to move from a largely reactive supply chain management strategy to one that anticipates and responds to challenges before they disrupt business performance. Williams draws on more than two decades of supply chain experience to provide expert advice for leaders interested in transforming their organizations’ supply chains, strengthening cross-functional collaboration and alignment, structuring core planning roles, improving forecasting and demand planning, strengthening supply, inventory, and capacity planning, and more. She explains how to optimize supply, inventory, and materials planning, effectively use existing planning tools, and track useful metrics.

