Leadership in unpredictable economies is rarely about invention alone, it’s about building systems that can absorb shocks, maintain flow, and deliver value under pressure. In The Potential of Global Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage, supply chain expert Ndubueze Anyamele lays out a bold framework for how businesses across Africa can turn supply chains into instruments of resilience and long-term market power.
Rather than adopt models built for stable, resource-rich environments, the book presents a regionally grounded approach to enterprise growth, one that recognizes supply chains as central to economic performance. It challenges the myth that global competitiveness begins at the product level and makes the case that what happens between sourcing, movement, and delivery is what truly defines national value chains.
Each chapter explores a strategic pillar, from cross-border procurement design to infrastructure-aware distribution models, laying out how businesses, governments, and trade enablers can architect systems that perform not just in ideal conditions, but in the volatility that defines emerging markets. The approach is structural, offering models for building with foresight, redundancy, and contextual intelligence.
This perspective has begun to influence not just corporate supply chain teams, but national conversations around export readiness, trade inclusion, and industrial policy. In enterprise circles, the book has been used to train growth-stage businesses in logistics planning, while economic advisors reference it when crafting policies that link small manufacturers to global trade networks.
Its reach is both technical and strategic. Development finance bodies and ecosystem leaders have cited its influence in reframing how competitive advantage is measured in terms of operational reliability, regional integration, and risk preparedness. In doing so, the book helps shift focus from short-term efficiency to long-term positioning.
Through this work, he contributes more than a strategy manual, he offers a systems-level call to rethink how nations, industries, and enterprises across Africa build for a future defined by complexity, competition, and connectivity.
