Global Supply Chain Strategy: Decision Points

摘要

As a former sea captain, I will never forget the first time I approached a junction buoy. This buoy is essentially a fork in the road, floating on the water, which marks where a waterway splits into two channels and indicates the preferred channel to transit. The options were: steer to the preferred channel and arrive at the destination in three hours; or steer to the non-preferred channel and arrive in two hours, but I would have to navigate past a number of potential hazards below the surface.