1.7 The Journey Continues

The Cubs faithful view Epstein as a miracle worker. In truth, Epstein simply embraced core tenets supply chain champions put to work every day as they design and manage world-class value-creation teams. What then is your key takeaway? Epstein succeeded by executing each R as part of an integrated 5Rs strategy. In Epstein’s words: “Acquiring the talent is only half the battle. The other half of the Cubs’ rebuilding required the organization to establish a winning culture. This meant devising a ‘Cubs’ Way.’” In our experience, putting all five pieces of a 5Rs strategy together is quite a feat. Even supply chain champions struggle to implement all five Rs. But, Maddon offers a word of advice: “The process is fearless.” If you continue to work the process, the 5Rs will help you break whatever supply chain curse you are facing.