Acknowledgments
No one writes a book without the help of others. Even great novelists have family, friends, teachers, and life experiences created with too many to mention. This book, while written entirely by me, benefits from my many teachers along the way. With over forty years in manufacturing, the list of individuals impacting my thinking is voluminous. I will acknowledge several of them here and apologize to the many more I fail to mention.
My volunteer work with the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS, ASCM) provided introductions to great thinkers while providing experiences I could not have otherwise had. Among the willing are Doc Hall, David Mann, Gary Stewart, Mark Lewis, ...
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