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The four chapters provide in-depth answers to the following issues. First, how do executives structure and make use of business intelligence (BI) to create and sustain firms' competitive advantages? Explicit assessments of BI structures and processes are core activities for effective transformation of information into actionable plans. Second, how can supply chains that include consumer fashion products be managed successfully in nations characterized by vulnerable political environments and high country risks? Firms in supply chains operating in such contexts must nurture a broad band of stakeholder support including national political-government relationships. Third, how should the business-to-business firm go about managing knowledge with respect to absorptive capacity capabilities in acquiring, assimilating, transforming, and exploiting information into effective decisions/actions? Effective answers follow from configural thinking rather than additive solutions. Fourth, how can system dynamics (SD)-based models assist in improving supply chains? SD offers substantial improvements in contingency planning.
