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Designing the Right Global Supply Chain Network

Morris A. Cohen
Morris A. Cohen
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-8820
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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Hau L. Lee
Hau L. Lee
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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Morris A. Cohen

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-8820

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;

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Hau L. Lee

Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

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Published Online:2 Jan 2020https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2019.0839

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