Supply Chain as Strategy in Action

Turning market promises into Capabilities, Decisions, and Value

by Elcio Grassia

Supply Chain as Strategy in Action is built around a simple premise: companies compete not just on the quality of the strategies they formulate, but also on their ability to execute them consistently.

Supply chain is a strategic business capability that enables a company deliver on what it promises the market. The book explores how growth, customer service, margin, capital, risk, technologies, governance, and operational decisions interact, and why strong performance within individual functions does not always translate into desired business results.

My central argument is that mature supply chains are not necessarily the most sophisticated or the most technology intensive. They are the ones that remain aligned with the business context, strategy, customer promise, and the results the organization seeks to deliver. It is through discussion of the interaction of growth, customer service, margin, capital, risk, technology, governance, and operational decisions that produce Organizational Coherence.

This book for those who want to understand how successful companies translate strategic intent into operational capabilities, decisions, execution, learning, and sustainable value creation.

English title for reference. Original title: Supply Chain é Estratégia em Execução

The book is currently available in Portuguese only. https://www.amazon.com.br/s?k=elcio+Grassia&ref=nb_sb_noss