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Creating Value Through Supply-Chain Risk Management

Blake Johnson, Consulting Professor, Stanford University
December 12, 2011
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Blake Johnson, consulting professor with Stanford University, details the value that companies can derive from supply-chain risk and flexibility management, and how sales and operations planning can help. [Run Time (Min.): 13:22]

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