Economic Engines: How Supply Chains Drive the World

Every product you've ever bought has a story you've never heard. A journey of raw materials, factories, trucks, ports, warehouses, and thousands of decisions made by people whose names you'll never know. When that journey works, it's invisible. When it breaks, the whole world notices.Economic Engines is a behind-the-scenes look at the global supply chain, told by someone who has spent over a decade inside the automotive industry managing the crises, decisions, and systems that keep the world moving. From the factory floor to the executive suite, Christopher Zilly reveals how supply chains actually work, why they break, and what it takes to build them back stronger.Drawing on firsthand experience navigating the global pandemic, geopolitical crises, cyberattacks, and constrained supplier capacity, Zilly offers an honest look at what supply chain professionals deal with every day and how they work through problems that most of the world never sees. The challenges are constant, the stakes are real, and the invisible workforce behind it all is long overdue for recognition.Dive into a story about how the modern world actually functions, told through the eyes of someone who has kept part of it running. This book is for the supply chain professional who has never had the language to explain what they do. For the student trying to figure out what kind of career lets you solve problems that actually matter. For the executive who has been looking at dashboards without understanding what is happening beneath them. And for anyone who has ever wondered why the shelves went empty, where their car comes from, or what really happens between the click of a button and the package on their doorstep. Read more