The Importance of Verticality in Supply Chain Operations

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Beth Mays worked at Lando Lakes for nine and a half years. She learned more about the company's supply chain than she did its oil industry operations. Beth wanted to make sure her company was the iceberg, not the Titanic. "I liked businesses that touch people, that make things, that do things"

Too often, companies only focus on the type of scale that’s visible: massive campuses, thousands of workers, offices around the globe. But as Land O’Lakes proves, there are less conspicuous ways to scale – ways that supply your business with structural integrity. This is something CEO Beth Ford knows well. She’s strategically scaled Land O’Lakes – often beneath the surface of what the average consumer sees. As she puts it: “We have to treat our business like the ecosystem it is." Cameo appearances by: Tim Maltin (Titanic expert) and Lukas Fricke (farmer).

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