The Smart Supply Chain

“.... a can-do business strategy approach for all supply chain managers and business leaders”. - MJ Park, Supply Chain Team Leader, GM Korea. “.... a rare book on supply chain strategy and a must read for start-ups”. - YH Li, Supply Chain Manager, Shanghai GM. “Shawn Paul represents the best of what global business can be. As someone who has a deep understanding of engineering and regulatory processes and challenges across the US, Asia and EU, he is able to identify collaborative relationships others overlook.... Shawn Paul is expanding the way business gets done and reaches out across organizational and geographic boundaries to ensure that the best solutions find their way to market and the customers who need them. A true global thinker, innovator and leader.” - Mark Roser, Innovation & NPD consultant, Founder @ Open Innovators. “[Shawn Paul] … His attention to detail, ability in understanding execution timing, place him in a very special group of project managers. His experience in China and Korea lend credence to his ability to work at a global perspective.” - Bob Conn, Operations Manager, General Motors. “[Shawn Paul] ... a real problem solver with a calm, distinct character that’s a rare find in the industry. Shawn has proven his capability of managing high performance teams. He is a leader and a mentor to many.” - Mike Dickey, Thyssen Krupp.

About The Author:

Shawn Paul has 30+ years of field experience in new product launches and business development through supply chain. He held Senior and Executive roles at General Motors, Parker Hannifin and Crystal Financial Group (CFG), with assignments at GM-Toyota Nummi, Shanghai GM and GM Korea. He holds a Master’s degree from Purdue in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Wayne state. His Doctoral work being compiled in Supply chain ecosystem development for the Automotive industry has earned him several key-note addresses at the National Supply Chain symposium, SAE World Congress, Auto Tech 2017 & 2018, Transmission Tech symposiums etc. In this book, he shares his experience and insights from his Corporate roles, research for his doctoral thesis and his consultancy practice at CFG in Detroit area in rebranding small/medium sized business through supply chain, especially in the early 2000s, a truly difficult time for business in the local market. He is currently on an expat assignment as a Senior Executive for Mahindra in India, with responsibility for projects in US, India and S.Korea. Prof Wilfred Paul is the Professor and Head of the department of Manufacturing Engineering (Retd) at Annamalai University, India. He has a long & distinguished academic career and was the Indo-US exchange scholar at the University of Missouri, Rolla.