Priming Your Supply Chain for the Amazon Effect
Published on March 2, 2016 Preview Lisa Anderson, President of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. presents a primer for her APICS 2015 speech on the Amazon Effect and provides a few tips for success.
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