Because data can be stored, aggregated and reused in many ways, user data is in effect put back into the supply chain where it creates value on the long term.

FORBES: Corporate Tax 2.0: Why France and the World Need a New Tax System for the Digital Age

As a result, the value of supply chain visibility has increased significantly.

FORBES: Managing The Risks Of A Globalized Supply Chain

As mentioned earlier, our team funcioned like central bankers, as we were overseeing an entire value chain from supply through demand.

FORBES: What Is It Like To Work At eBay?

As a result, Chopra was able to transition successfully to the CIO-plus role, and to garner tremendous value at the nexus between IT and supply chain, as he highlights in my interview below.

FORBES: CIO-plus Series: Interview with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta CIO and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Praveen Chopra

In the typical production supply chain for consumer products, of which apparel production is a good example, the higher-value, pre-manufacturing activities like designing, engineering, and branding, and post-manufacturing activities like marketing, warehousing, transporting, and retailing happen in the United States, while the mostly lower-end manufacturing and assembly activities take place abroad.

CNN: Why NOT make Olympic uniforms in China?