From the course: Supply Chain Foundations (2014)

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Integrating and coordinating the entire supply chain

Integrating and coordinating the entire supply chain

From the course: Supply Chain Foundations (2014)

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Integrating and coordinating the entire supply chain

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- Jazz is such a beautiful art form. There are so many types of jazz. My favorite types of jazz are the ones that balance structure and improvisation. Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis. What they and their jazz groups created was so incredible. Very often, there was a song that they would play. But for them, the song was merely a skeleton. It was their job to put flesh on that skeleton. Whether they had three members in the group or 10, the groups they put together were a collection of virtuosos. People that were masters of their instrument. They could follow directions, they could take lead, they could keep a beat. Or, they could change course at any point in the song if the leader desires. And in many cases, the leader trusted each member to improvise. This can't happen unless each member knows how to communicate. And it can't happen if they aren't listening to the music being played. Some of this requires skill, some of this requires an understanding that can only be built…

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