Why did a car factory stop for want of a part worth a couple of dollars?
For years “the supply chain” has been in the news: a ship stuck in a canal, a shortage of one small chip, shelves full one month and bare the next. The explanations stayed vague. How Supply Chains Actually Work replaces that fog with a working picture you can use, built one short chapter at a time.
What is inside
- Part One – The Shape of the Thing: the two-dollar part, a relay race not a company, the web nobody fully sees, everything in one place.
- Part Two: running on almost nothing, when the cushion is gone, and who actually gets paid.
- Part Three: the bullwhip effect, shortage or just a higher price, the box that shrank the world, bringing it closer, the same shape everywhere.
- Part Four: run the Choke Test on your own operation, and the playbook.
The Choke Test
Three questions you ask about any part, supplier or shipping route you depend on: how critical is it, how easily could you replace it, and how long would recovery take. By the final chapters you come away with a short list of the few places you are genuinely exposed.
Who it is for
Small business owners, resellers, importers, makers, and anyone who lived through the recent disruptions and wants them to make sense. Short on purpose, not a textbook.
Format
- PDF eBook, 87 pages (5 × 8 in), with cover
- Download link on the order page and by email right after payment
Where to buy
This PDF eBook is sold here on RamthaMedia with an instant download. How Supply Chains Actually Work is also on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. More books by A. Ravinder in our publications.
This book is for general education, not legal, financial, tax or business advice for any particular situation.
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