Any good public or purchasable resources to understand supply chain in more detail? I work in Strategy in industry now but would love to read up on it... thanks

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The book ‘The Goal’ is an interesting read focusing on management concepts using examples from manufacturing and supply chain

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Supply Chain Radio podcasts (10-20 minute episodes) are another solid option. You should have a basic understanding of terms/concepts to be able to follow along though

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The Goal! Hands down best option

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Not the most exciting option... but you can always buy a textbook

Thanks all - and I'm okay with text books too if there's a good one!

Agree on The Goal, it’ll give you a good enough start to provide context for everything you learn after that (rather than just randomly learning about diff topics)

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