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The Supply Chain Playbook

Supply chain mastery with visual frameworks to go from inventory to the boardroom

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The Supply Chain Playbook

Supply chain mastery with visual frameworks to go from inventory to the boardroom

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Endorsed by Fortune 500 C-Suite Executives:

Mario Rivera

COO of Revlon,

former SVP CVS Health,

former GVP Target

Rodrigo Miro

GE Executive Leader

Dana Drake - Cox

VP Procurement, Fortune 150

Denis Morgenthaler

VP Demand and Supply Optimization,

Bayer

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The Supply Chain Playbook was written for the supply chain professional who is ready to go from invisible doer to trusted advisor — and from inventory to the boardroom.

Supply chain mastery with visual frameworks.

 

With this book you will:

✓ Finally earn the recognition your supply chain expertise deserves

✓ Speak the language of finance, strategy, and the boardroom — not just operations

✓ Master the complete planning system — from demand forecasting to S&OP to AI — with visual frameworks that make complexity simple

 

THIS BOOK IS YOUR COMPLETE PLAYBOOK TO GO FROM INVENTORY TO THE BOARDROOM.


The Supply Chain Playbook was written for the supply chain professional who is ready to go from invisible doer to trusted advisor — and from inventory to the boardroom.

Supply chain mastery with visual frameworks.

 

With this book you will:

✓ Finally earn the recognition your supply chain expertise deserves

✓ Speak the language of finance, strategy, and the boardroom — not just operations

✓ Master the complete planning system — from demand forecasting to S&OP to AI — with visual frameworks that make complexity simple

 

THIS BOOK IS YOUR COMPLETE PLAYBOOK TO GO FROM INVENTORY TO THE BOARDROOM.

Have you ever fixed a crisis no one noticed, built a plan no one credited, or explained supply chain to someone who still didn't get it?

 

If so, welcome. This book is for you.

Pre-order now and get over $4,000 in
FREE     supply chain tools and training!

Bonus # 1

Practitioner Toolkit

The Practitioner Toolkit gives you the visual frameworks, Excel foundations, and AI tools to take everything you learned directly into your planning work immediately and practically.

  • 100 proven infographics you and your team will reference again and again
  • 10 Excel files built around the book's core foundations
  • Power BI dashboards for demand planning; ready to use
  • 5 slide decks to impress management and executives
  • 50 ChatGPT prompts and a Claude practical guide that accelerate every supply chain conversation, from forecasting to S&OP to inventory

This is your implementation system.

Bonus # 2
Private Launch Team

The Private Launch Team gives you exclusive access to a community of supply chain professionals who are reading, implementing, and championing the book together, before the rest of the world even knows it exists.

Early chapter access so you arrive at launch day already ahead. Behind-the-scenes content from Marcia's journey from supply chain practitioner to LinkedIn thought leader to Wiley author. An exclusive LinkedIn group where supply chain professionals connect, share, and grow together.

This is your backstage pass.

Bonus # 3
S&OP Video Series 

Three recordings that go deeper into one of the book's most powerful topics: S&OP and IBP.

What S&OP really is and why most companies get it wrong. How S&OP evolves into Integrated Business Planning. The metrics that separate a mature S&OP process from a glorified meeting.

This is your fast track to leading the room that runs the business.

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✔ Practitioner Toolkit
✔ Private Launch Team Membership
✔ S&OP Video Series

What others are saying?

If you follow her on LinkedIn you already know she’s the real deal. Marcia’s book is pragmatic, actionable, and an inside view into the increasingly important role of the supply chain professional.

Mario Rivera

Revlon COO, former CVS Health SVP, Chief Supply Chain & Logistics Officer, former Target GVP Global Supply Chain & Logistics

Marcia Williams is a visionary architect of clarity, turning the labyrinth of supply chain knowledge into breathtakingly simple visual stories. Her creative genius doesn't just educate—it electrifies the mind. She is a powerhouse of inspiration, making the most complex concepts vivid and accessible for everyone learning. Marcia’s tireless energy to empower the community is nothing short of extraordinary.

Denis Morgenthaler

Bayer Demand & Supply Optimization Practitioner, Transformation Architect Vice President

Marcia translates the complexity of Supply Chain with unmatched visual clarity, simplifying daily concepts through brilliant diagrams. This is a must-read that speaks to everyone, from the doer to the next CEO, who is most likely coming from the supply chain ranks nowadays. It connects the operational to the strategic, proving that modern management requires mastering everything from real-world Excel to the frontiers of AI.

 

Rodrigo Miro

GE Executive Leader

Are you a Supply Chain intern or a seasoned professional? If you answered 'yes' to either, you will benefit from reading Marcia Williams' "The Supply Chain Playbook."

Fans of Marcia's podcasts and articles will want this book too, full of key insights from her 20 years of Supply Chain experience - from hands on manager to thought leader.

Dana Drake-Cox
VP Procurement, Fortune 150 and multinational corporations

About the book

Transform your supply chain expertise into strategic power by mastering the planning system, the business language, and the visual frameworks that take you from inventory to the boardroom.

Have you ever fixed a crisis no one noticed, built a plan no one credited, or explained supply chain to someone who still didn't get it?

The challenge is that we work in a world where supply chain is misunderstood and undervalued, where the people doing the most critical work in the business are the last ones invited to the strategy conversation. Everyone from junior planners to senior directors is fighting for recognition in organizations that still see supply chain as a back-office function.

The painful truth is that instead of earning the seat at the table they deserve, most supply chain professionals remain overlooked and unheard. Not because they lack expertise. But because no one ever gave them the complete system — the credibility, the financial language, the visual frameworks, and the strategic thinking — to make leadership finally listen.

It's time to change that.

Transform your supply chain expertise into strategic power by mastering the planning system, the business language, and the visual frameworks that take you from inventory to the boardroom.

Have you ever fixed a crisis no one noticed, built a plan no one credited, or explained supply chain to someone who still didn't get it?

The challenge is that we work in a world where supply chain is misunderstood and undervalued, where the people doing the most critical work in the business are the last ones invited to the strategy conversation. Everyone from junior planners to senior directors is fighting for recognition in organizations that still see supply chain as a back-office function.

The painful truth is that instead of earning the seat at the table they deserve, most supply chain professionals remain overlooked and unheard. Not because they lack expertise. But because no one ever gave them the complete system — the credibility, the financial language, the visual frameworks, and the strategic thinking — to make leadership finally listen.

It's time to change that.

In The Supply Chain Playbook, Wiley author and LinkedIn thought leader Marcia Williams opens the complete playbook she has built across over 20 years working with Fortune 500 companies, giving supply chain professionals the credibility, financial language, visual frameworks, and strategic thinking to go from invisible doer to trusted advisor and from inventory to the boardroom.

This proven system will help you:

Discover why technically strong planners stay invisible and the exact system to become the most trusted voice in the room.

Master the complete planning system — demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and materials — as one connected whole.

Connect every supply chain decision to revenue, margin, and cash flow in language executives understand.

Build and lead a mature S&OP process that transforms your organization from reactive to strategic.

Use visual frameworks that make complex supply chain concepts impossible to misunderstand in any room.

Leverage AI, machine learning, and modern tools to amplify your expertise without replacing your judgment.

Go from executing plans to shaping strategy, becoming the supply chain leader your organization cannot afford to ignore.

Earn the credibility, the language, and the seat at the table your expertise has always deserved.

Turn your supply chain expertise into the competitive advantage your organization has been missing.

A Message from Marcia

I didn't start writing in a cabin surrounded by mountains. Not in an impressive New York City building with a breathtaking view.

My dad was recovering from severe complications after major surgery to remove colon cancer. Those weeks felt like living in hell. The nights were the hardest. Some nights, I wasn't waiting for the sun to rise. I was waiting for time to pass.

And during that dark season, my bridge back to the world I used to live in was LinkedIn. I started posting educational content about supply chain because supply chain was my happy place, where I had control.

The responses weren't likes. They were confessions. Recognition. Relief. Support.

Planners felt invisible. Misunderstood. Blamed unfairly, often by those who thought supply chain was only trucks, warehouses, and shipping.

That's when my mission became clear.

To make the invisible visible. To help supply chain practitioners shine and lead. To give them what they need to succeed because they are the quiet rock stars of business. To transform planning, inventory, and execution into competitive power.

This book is that system. It was written for you.

So let's get started.

— Marcia

I didn't start writing in a cabin surrounded by mountains. Not in an impressive New York City building with a breathtaking view.

My dad was recovering from severe complications after major surgery to remove colon cancer. Those weeks felt like living in hell. The nights were the hardest. Some nights, I wasn't waiting for the sun to rise. I was waiting for time to pass.

And during that dark season, my bridge back to the world I used to live in was LinkedIn. I started posting educational content about supply chain because supply chain was my happy place, where I had control.

The responses weren't likes. They were confessions. Recognition. Relief. Support.

Planners felt invisible. Misunderstood. Blamed unfairly, often by those who thought supply chain was only trucks, warehouses, and shipping.

That's when my mission became clear.

To make the invisible visible. To help supply chain practitioners shine and lead. To give them what they need to succeed because they are the quiet rock stars of business. To transform planning, inventory, and execution into competitive power.

This book is that system. It was written for you.

So let's get started.

— Marcia

About the Author

Marcia Williams is the Wiley author of The Supply Chain Playbook, a LinkedIn thought leader with over 112,000 followers, and a supply chain practitioner with over 20 years of experience transforming planning organizations across demand, supply, inventory, and S&OP/IBP. Her content has generated 34.8 million impressions and reached 5.25 million supply chain professionals in the last 12 months alone.

Her expertise is in supply chain planning and finance integration; the intersection where operational decisions become boardroom conversations. She has worked with global organizations including Cummins and Alcoa, and has supported Fortune 500 companies such as Lindt, Hershey, Coty, and Unilever through planning transformation and cross-functional integration initiatives.

Marcia holds an MBA from Michigan State University with concentrations in Supply Chain and Finance, a Certificate in Financial Planning and Analysis from Wharton University, and has delivered a TEDx Talk — How Supply Chain Impacts You: A Transformational Journey. Her insights and visual frameworks have been trusted by supply chain leaders at some of the world's most recognized brands.

The Supply Chain Playbook has been endorsed by C-suite executives including the COO of Revlon, VP of Supply Chain at Bayer, Executive Leader at GE, and a Fortune 150 VP of Procurement — the exact leaders who know what it takes to go from inventory to the boardroom.

Marcia Williams is the Wiley author of The Supply Chain Playbook, a LinkedIn thought leader with over 112,000 followers, and a supply chain practitioner with over 20 years of experience transforming planning organizations across demand, supply, inventory, and S&OP/IBP. Her content has generated 34.8 million impressions and reached 5.25 million supply chain professionals in the last 12 months alone.

Her expertise is in supply chain planning and finance integration; the intersection where operational decisions become boardroom conversations. She has worked with global organizations including Cummins and Alcoa, and has supported Fortune 500 companies such as Lindt, Hershey, Coty, and Unilever through planning transformation and cross-functional integration initiatives.

Marcia holds an MBA from Michigan State University with concentrations in Supply Chain and Finance, a Certificate in Financial Planning and Analysis from Wharton University, and has delivered a TEDx Talk — How Supply Chain Impacts You: A Transformational Journey. Her insights and visual frameworks have been trusted by supply chain leaders at some of the world's most recognized brands.

The Supply Chain Playbook has been endorsed by C-suite executives including the COO of Revlon, VP of Supply Chain at Bayer, VP of Supply Chain at Tenneco, and a Fortune 150 VP of Procurement — the exact leaders who know what it takes to go from inventory to the boardroom.

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