The Supply Chain Imperative

DALE NEEF

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Neef, Dale
The supply chain imperative : how to ensure ethical behavior in your global suppliers / Dale Neef. ” 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8144-0783-8
1. Industrial procurement. 2. Business logistics. 3. Fraud ” Prevention.
4. Swindlers and swindling. 5. Business ethics. 6. Consumer protection.
I. Title.

HD39.5.N445 2004
658.7 2 ” dc22 2004004902

2004 Dale Neef.
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.

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