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Supply Chains Need to Be Simple and Complex

Padman Ramankutty, CEO, Intrigo Systems, Inc.
September 17, 2013

Global supply chains are becoming increasingly complicated.But they also need to respond to demands by customers for simplicity. Padman Ramankutty, chief executive officer of Intrigo Systems, Inc., explains the apparent paradox. [Run Time (Min.): 13:38]

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