“Supply chain management professionals already knew that the performance of supply chains had strategic consequences for their company. During the Pandemic the rest of us found out they were right. Suddenly, growth forecasts, stock performance, crisis response, and inflation are all about supply chain performance assumptions. In "Supply Chain - Unpacked" Gun Shim provides us with a comprehensive but concise picture of what we should know about how supply chains operate and what needs to be done to optimize their performance. And he does it in an overview fashion that makes sense and is easy reading. We should pay attention."
Steve Welch
Former AT&T CPO and Pres. Corporate and Administrative Services
“Supply Chain Unpacked is chock-full of fundamentals that, if applied, are sure to lay the foundation for effective supply chain management for companies of all sizes and industries. Gun methodically addresses areas that undergird the operations of successful companies, leaving out superfluous trends that can obfuscate unchanging supply chain principles.
Supply Chain Unpacked delivers on the pragmatic and strategic nature of supply chain management. This book is a timely resource and worth the investment to read.”
Edward Craner
Sr. Vice President
HOLT Group
HOLT Group
“Supply Chain - Unpacked" offers those considering a career in supply chain management, and those just interested in better understanding the discipline, insights into what it takes to manage product supply. With the recent spotlight on the risks associated with the globalization of procurement, and the impact of supply chain disruption, Gun offers an 'insiders' view into what modern-day supply chain professionals do and the changes that can be expected in the years to come. His work describes in clear terms the scope and scale associated with this critical business practice and leaves the reader with an appreciation of why supply chain management as a professional practice is finally receiving the recognition it deserves.”
Des Bell
President and member of the board, PIVOX Corp.
"Supply Chain Unpacked is a highly readable, accessible primer filled with practical wisdom. Offering his 30 years of supply chain expertise, Gun Shim goes beyond the fundamentals to share key insights into achieving success in this critical and dynamic field. This book is an excellent resource for supply chain managers and beyond."
Yvonne Sertich
Director, Executive Education, College of Business and Economics, University of Idaho
“Through his book, Supply Chain Unpacked, Gun ensures that his 30 years of learning shares more than an experience witnessing best practices and life lessons on relationships. It teaches business principles that prove better or world class supply organizations are best enablers for ESG and global community growth, despite emergency and political interruptions. He’s witnessed it all, and he teaches it well! This makes it a must read for anyone in business and in life."
Janice B. Howroyd
Founder/CEO ActOne Group.
“Nothing happens in a straight line in the supply chain,” is just one of hundreds of wise nuggets in Gun Shim’s compact and insight-filled primer on the history and current state of supply chain management. Once a function deep in the background of most companies, supply chains dominated headlines, boardrooms, and kitchen tables when the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic damaged and often broke essential links for manufactured goods across continents and oceans. Anyone seeking to understand how supply chains work and play an essential role in our everyday lives will enjoy Gun Shim’s narrative, which is based on his 30-plus years of experience in several industries. I recommend it to new students as well as veterans of the discipline.”
David L. Steward
Founder and Chairman, World Wide Technology
“One of the sharpest supply chain management minds of his generation, a mentor and a friend, Gun's thoughtful and time-tested insights will enrich and educate seasoned professionals and new practitioners alike.”
Greg Shepherd
Adjunct Professor in Management Information Systems
University of Cape Breton
University of Cape Breton
“Gun takes the reader through a through journey beginning at the origins of Supply Chain to its post-COVID prominence. Having lived this as a Supply Chain practitioner through some of corporate America’s largest Supply Chain integrations, Gun is well equipped to provide the reader with best in class Supply Chain approaches and processes.”
Keith Connoly
Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain, College of Charleston
former AT&T Vice President Supply Chain
former AT&T Vice President Supply Chain
“Supply chain management professionals already knew that the performance of supply chains had strategic consequences for their company. During the Pandemic the rest of us found out they were right. Suddenly, growth forecasts, stock performance, crisis response, and inflation are all about supply chain performance assumptions. In "Supply Chain - Unpacked" Gun Shim provides us with a comprehensive but concise picture of what we should know about how supply chains operate and what needs to be done to optimize their performance. And he does it in an overview fashion that makes sense and is easy reading. We should pay attention."
Steve Welch
Former AT&T CPO and Pres. Corporate and Administrative Services
“Supply Chain Unpacked is chock-full of fundamentals that, if applied, are sure to lay the foundation for effective supply chain management for companies of all sizes and industries. Gun methodically addresses areas that undergird the operations of successful companies, leaving out superfluous trends that can obfuscate unchanging supply chain principles.
Supply Chain Unpacked delivers on the pragmatic and strategic nature of supply chain management. This book is a timely resource and worth the investment to read.”
Edward Craner
Sr. Vice President
HOLT Group
HOLT Group
“Supply Chain - Unpacked" offers those considering a career in supply chain management, and those just interested in better understanding the discipline, insights into what it takes to manage product supply. With the recent spotlight on the risks associated with the globalization of procurement, and the impact of supply chain disruption, Gun offers an 'insiders' view into what modern-day supply chain professionals do and the changes that can be expected in the years to come. His work describes in clear terms the scope and scale associated with this critical business practice and leaves the reader with an appreciation of why supply chain management as a professional practice is finally receiving the recognition it deserves.”
Des Bell
President and member of the board, PIVOX Corp.
“Through his book, Supply Chain Unpacked, Gun ensures that his 30 years of learning shares more than an experience witnessing best practices and life lessons on relationships. It teaches business principles that prove better or world class supply organizations are best enablers for ESG and global community growth, despite emergency and political interruptions. He’s witnessed it all, and he teaches it well! This makes it a must read for anyone in business and in life."
Janice B. Howroyd
Founder/CEO ActOne Group.
“Nothing happens in a straight line in the supply chain,” is just one of hundreds of wise nuggets in Gun Shim’s compact and insight-filled primer on the history and current state of supply chain management. Once a function deep in the background of most companies, supply chains dominated headlines, boardrooms, and kitchen tables when the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic damaged and often broke essential links for manufactured goods across continents and oceans. Anyone seeking to understand how supply chains work and play an essential role in our everyday lives will enjoy Gun Shim’s narrative, which is based on his 30-plus years of experience in several industries. I recommend it to new students as well as veterans of the discipline.”
David L. Steward
Founder and Chairman, World Wide Technology
“One of the sharpest supply chain management minds of his generation, a mentor and a friend, Gun's thoughtful and time-tested insights will enrich and educate seasoned professionals and new practitioners alike.”
Greg Shepherd
Adjunct Professor in Management Information Systems
University of Cape Breton
University of Cape Breton
“Gun takes the reader through a through journey beginning at the origins of Supply Chain to its post-COVID prominence. Having lived this as a Supply Chain practitioner through some of corporate America’s largest Supply Chain integrations, Gun is well equipped to provide the reader with best in class Supply Chain approaches and processes.”
Keith Connoly
Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain, College of Charleston
former AT&T Vice President Supply Chain
former AT&T Vice President Supply Chain