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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book would not had been possible without the encouragements and the contribution of my dear friend Milton Zysman, who taught much more than English; my dear colleague Tracy Cheetham, who taught international relationships; and my dear instructor Carol Ptak, who taught me state-of-the-art best practices in supply chain management.

Thank you very much to them and to my numerous test readers. Thanks also to the authors of the appendixes, which are located on the website www.themissinglinks.info and indicated with clues in the margins of this book. It is going to be a continuing pleasure and privilege for me to gather and update this collective intelligence from top international experts, present and future, to help professionals around the world to build capable, ethical, and therefore generous supply chains. Like my heroines Héloïse and Lila and my hero Thierry, I believe that our supply chains can contribute to creating a world to which people want to belong.

Competent supply chain managers know that a vision without a proper professional back-office to make things happen stay within the ego of the visionary. Deep and endless thanks to Alicia Peres, my translator and editor, who has retained a positive outlook and strong dedication to this project from her first involvement many years ago. Her understanding of the best practices of editorial excellence, her flexibility with my crazy traveling schedule, and her humour and bienveillance have added to the pleasure of seeing my detective story offered to an English-language audience.