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#117 - The top 10 global supply chains

23 Feb 2010

Poor Martin Christopher. The renowned professor from Cranfield Business School in the UK was presenting at the CIPSA biennial conference in Adelaide the other day, as one of his contributions on his annual trip ‘down-under’. But The Buyer noticed his sleight of hand that removed one slide from his presentation ..... a few hours after the Toyota CEO’s apology for the recent brake/floor mats/peddle problems in 8 million Toyota cars was in the news.

The Buyer managed to salvage the slide from the circular file behind the AV desk. It was Martin’s personal list of the top ten global supply chains. And, yes, you guessed it – number ten was Toyota.

Still it was number ten, and not number one.

SOURCE:  AV bin at Stamford Plaza Hotel, Adelaide 18 Feb 2010 – after Dr Martin Christopher.

The Buyer is now wondering who will be promoted to be the new number ten then? 

Perhaps he will say at his next presentation – the CIPSA Victoria region business breakfast with Professor Christopher next Friday morning at 7am at CROWN in Melbourne.

Book online  http://www.cips.org/australasia/events/victasevents/details.aspx?id=874   and don’t forget to claim your CIPSA member rate.

The Buyer gets commission of course, and will be found routing through the bins at  the end. You never know what you might find!

The Buyer – posted 23 February 2010

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