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Keith Oliver

Keith Oliver is a British logistician and consultant known for coining the term "Supply Chain Management", first using it in public in an interview with Arnold Kransdorff, then working for the Financial Times, on 4 June 1982.

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Occupation
Logistician
Born
United Kingdom
Years active
1982–present

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Education and career

Supply Chain Management term coining

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Keith Oliver

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Edges15
Triples49
Avg. degree1.88
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Keith Oliver

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related to Supply Chain Management term coining · 30
Keith Oliver → At, Business, But, Call, Chair, Dutch, Financial Times, He, Hoff, I2M, Integrated Inventory Management, Management Grow Up, Mr, Oliver, Oliver's, Philips, Ring, SCC, Scott Stephens, Strategy
related to Education and career · 13
Keith Oliver → Birmingham University, Booz, Booz Allen Hamilton, Business Operations Research, Company, He, Limited, Methods Analyst, Monmouth School, Senior Organisations, Systems, United Kingdom, West Midlands Gas Board
related to Supply Chain Management term's adulthood and 30th anniversary · 2
Keith Oliver → Supply Chain Management, The
Born · 1
Keith Oliver → United Kingdom
Occupation · 1
Keith Oliver → Logistician
Years active · 1
Keith Oliver → 1982–present
is a · 1
Keith Oliver → British logistician and consultant known for coining the term

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management oliver supply chain keith term mr 1982 van interview financial times oliver's term's adulthood coining years logistician i2m meeting

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Keith OliverBornUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Keith OliverOccupationLogistician1.00infobox
Keith OliverYears active1982–present1.00infobox
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Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerUnited Kingdom0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerMonmouth School0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerBirmingham University0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerHe0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerBooz0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerCompany0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerBooz Allen Hamilton0.60section
Keith Oliverrelated to Education and careerSenior Organisations0.60section

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