Author

Jack Buffington is the director of supply chain and sustainability at First Key Consulting and professor and academic director of the supply chain management program at the University of Denver. He is the author of several previously published books, including The Recycling Myth and Peak Plastic.

Reinventing the Supply Chain: A 21st-Century Covenant with America

Topic Discussed

  1. Intro
  2. Historical Background
  3. Demand Chain
  4. Over-Consumption
  5. China’s Dominance
  6. Reliance on China
  7. Deglobalization
  8. Logistics 2.0 and Sustainability 2.0
  9. Blockchain & 3D Printing
  10. Infrastructure & Education
  11. Community-Based Supply Chain
  12. Public-Private Partnership
  13. Multinational corporations

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