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It's in There!®
William Morton Hildebolt and Bonnie Bajorek Daneker
The Ohio State University Press, 2017
Prego Spaghetti Sauce has been a flagship product in Campbell Soup Company’s portfolio for more than thirty years. This book showcases the creativity, science, and determination that were key to Prego’s development. From the tomato breeding to the recipe formulation to the engineering and mechanical feats necessary for production—not to mention the marketing research and advertising efforts needed to position Prego in the marketplace—It's In There!® is a memoir-based product history of an iconic brand found today in kitchens around the world.
 
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Mergers and Productivity
Edited by Steven N. Kaplan
University of Chicago Press, 2000
Mergers and Productivity offers probing analyses of high-profile mergers in a variety of industries. Focusing on specific acquisitions, it illustrates the remarkable range of contingencies involved in any merger attempt. The authors clearly establish each merger's presumed objectives and the potential costs and benefits of the acquisition, and place it within the context of the broader industry. Striking conclusions that emerge from these case studies are that merger and acquisition activities were associated with technological or regulatory shocks, and that a merger's success or failure was dependent upon the acquirer's thorough understanding of the target, its corporate culture, and its workforce and wage structures prior to acquisition.

Sifting through a wealth of carefully gathered evidence, these papers capture the richness, the complexity, and the economic intangibles inherent in contemporary merger activity in a way that large-scale studies of mergers cannot.
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Reinventing the Supply Chain
A 21st-Century Covenant with America
Georgetown University Press, 2023

An original vision for using technology to transform supply chains into value chains in order to revitalize American communities

When the COVID-19 pandemic led to a global economic “shutdown” in March 2020, our supply chains began to fail, and out-of-stocks and delivery delays became the new norm. Contrary to public perception, the pandemic strain did not break the current system of supply chains; it merely exposed weaknesses and fault lines that were decades in the making, and which were already acutely felt in deindustrialized cities and depopulated rural towns throughout the United States.

Reinventing the Supply Chain explores the historical role of supply chains in the global economy, outlines where the system went wrong and what needs to be done to fix it, and demonstrates how a retooled supply chain can lead to the revitalization of American communities. Jack Buffington proposes a transformation of the global supply chain system into a community-based value chain, led by the communities themselves and driven by digital platforms for raising capital and blockchain technology.

Buffington proposes new solutions to problems that have been decades in the making. With clear analysis and profound insight, Buffington provides a clear roadmap to a more durable and efficient system.

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