Devil In The Chain is a powerful business thriller set in England and Ghana about the passionate attempts of a family-led company in the international chocolate trade to save their endangered business by applying the principles of supply chain management, from the classic 7 Principles to simulation modeling to kaizen to storytelling and more.
Author James Amoah was born in Accra, the capital city of Ghana, and moved as a young child with his family to London, England. There he studied for and received his B.Sc. Pharmacology at Liverpool University, and then went to gain his Masters in Operational Research at Lancaster University.
Formerly an Executive Director for Johnson & Johnson, James is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is CEO and Founder of Kaleidoscope International Sarl, a supply chain consultancy focused on significantly improving its customers' profitability and enhancing business operations successfully. Kaleidoscope International, via its Supply Chain Mastery Academy division, also offers differentiated supply chain learning and development training that accelerates the transformation of individuals and organizations across the supply chain.
James has drawn on his many years of international travel and business-focused supply chain expertise to create a suspense-filled action-driven novel with vivid characters that is a pleasure to read for readers of all ages. It serves as a unique introduction to the practical, creative and emotional challenges faced by supply chain specialists, describes their thought processes and transformative solutions with insight and power. It is a supply chain book like no other, and should be on the shelf of every business person with an interest and a stake in operations management.
The storyline is both intriguing and creatively crafted, seamlessly incorporating supply chain principles. I found the insights into the industry and Ghana to be particularly valuable and enlightening.