Global Wealth, Local Impact
How Supply Chains Build
Thriving Companies, Cultures and Countries
About the Book
Behind every thriving business, resilient culture, and prosperous economy is a high-performing value chain. This book explores how leaders, from founders to executives, can build strategic, ethical, and responsive value chains that generate real impact.
Drawing on 25+ years of hands-on experience and stories from ancient Rome to modern tech, Stephanie Forbes lays out a practical framework to future-proof organizations. Whether you’re navigating geopolitical shocks, inflation, partner breakdowns, or a shifting regulatory landscape, this book offers a blueprint for performance under pressure.
The 7 Pillars of Value Chain Mastery
- Tactical Excellence: Build operational muscle through strong systems, resource planning, and real-time responsiveness.
- Strategic Vision: Align every decision to a long-term goal. Master scenario planning, globalization, and competitive advantage.
- Negotiation Mastery: Navigate power dynamics, cultural nuances, and deal structures that reduce risk and build trust.
- Partnerships & Alliances: Learn what makes a partnership successful, from joint ventures to vendor relationships, and how to avoid common failures.
- Inflation & Financial Pressure: Stay ahead of cost shocks and economic turbulence through smart sourcing, agility, and financial governance.
- What to Measure: Leverage metrics that matter. Uncover fraud, improve visibility, and align KPIs with integrity and outcomes.
- Global Events: Adapt to disruption. From pandemics to wars, understand how global events create ripple effects, and how the best leaders respond.
Themes Woven Throughout
- Governance, Risk, Finance, Fraud: Integrated into every chapter as non-negotiables of modern leadership.
- Historical and Modern Case Studies: From Roman logistics to Amazon’s digital empire.
- Humor, Humanity, and High Standards: Business doesn’t have to be boring. This book is sharp, smart, and occasionally funny.
Who This Book Is For
- Executives and founders navigating complexity
- Supply chain and operations professionals
- Investors and policy-makers seeking long-term advantage
- Anyone building something that matters
Buy the Book
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Forefront Books / Simon & Schuster · May 2026 · ISBN 9781637635162
About the Author
Stephanie Forbes is a nationally recognized value chain expert with 25+ years of experience steering multi-billion-dollar projects across Canada and the US. An active member of Supply Chain Canada, Alberta Institute, Stephanie is often called upon to share her experience and knowledge through industry panels, webinars, and as an international speaker.
Stephanie was the key instigator in developing the Supply Chain Excellence Forum, which was broadcast nationally to a very receptive audience. As a much sought after consultant, Stephanie has worked with some of the largest organizations in North America. Highly skilled in developing programs and governance models, she has worked with Shell, Chevron, TC Energy, and Cenovus.
Stephanie is passionate and exceptionally skilled at complex problem solving. She loves to spend time in the kitchen, she’s exceptionally active, and enjoys hanging out with her son at the motocross track.