In The Making of the Supply Chain, Remko van Hoek explores the stories of five very different supply chain pioneers—George Stephenson, Henry Ford, George Lauer, Elizabeth Dole, and J. B. Hunt—to demonstrate how innovations in supply chain management have changed the world by reshaping how we obtain our products and services.

Van Hoek reflects on these leaders’ seminal achievements in supply chain management, relates their breakthroughs to current best practices and opportunities for the future, and chronicles how other leaders have converted lessons from these Hall of Famers into new breakthroughs.

Informed by his work with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Hall of Fame,Van Hoek presents these inspiring stories in an engaging and highly accessible style.

Remko van Hoek is a professor at the Sam M. Walton College of Business and the executive director of the CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Fame. He has served as chief procurement officer and held executive supply chain roles at several companies, including Disney, Nike, and PwC. In addition to running customized executive-education programs for companies like Walmart and Tyson Foods, Van Hoek advises and coaches leaders around the world on procurement transformation and strategic sourcing, digital procurement, ESG, and sustainable procurement.