Thomas Y. Choi is the AT&T Professor of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He has published articles in Harvard Business Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Production and Operations Management, among others. He currently serves as co-director of the Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator (CASN-RA). From 2014 to 2019, he served as the Executive Director of CAPS Research. From 2011 to 2014, he served as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Operations Management. Since 2018, he has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate's Web of Science.

The Nature of Supply Networks takes us through the fascinating world of supply networks, using an interdisciplinary lens from complexity science and operations management. The result is a unique and powerful combination of firm-level perspectives, complex triadic relationships, and the wider, emergent ecosystems. This is a timely and important book that guides a research agenda for supply chain management in an increasingly volatile world. A must-read for both scholars and practitioners.

• Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Companies, Supply Chains, and Supply Networks Chapter 3: Dyads in Supply Networks Chapter 4: Triads in Supply Networks Chapter 5: Supply Base in Supply Networks Chapter 6: Extended Supply Chains Chapter 7: Supply Chains as Networks Chapter 8: Supply Networks as a Complex Adaptive System Chapter 9: Emerging Topics Epilogue Notes References Index

Thomas Y. Choi is the AT&T Professor of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He has published articles in Harvard Business Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Production and Operations Management, among others. He currently serves as co-director of the Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator (CASN-RA). From 2014 to 2019, he served as the Executive Director of CAPS Research. From 2011 to 2014, he served as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Operations Management. Since 2018, he has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate's Web of Science.

The Nature of Supply Networks takes us through the fascinating world of supply networks, using an interdisciplinary lens from complexity science and operations management. The result is a unique and powerful combination of firm-level perspectives, complex triadic relationships, and the wider, emergent ecosystems. This is a timely and important book that guides a research agenda for supply chain management in an increasingly volatile world. A must-read for both scholars and practitioners.

• Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Companies, Supply Chains, and Supply Networks Chapter 3: Dyads in Supply Networks Chapter 4: Triads in Supply Networks Chapter 5: Supply Base in Supply Networks Chapter 6: Extended Supply Chains Chapter 7: Supply Chains as Networks Chapter 8: Supply Networks as a Complex Adaptive System Chapter 9: Emerging Topics Epilogue Notes References Index

Thomas Y. Choi is the AT&T Professor of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He has published articles in Harvard Business Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Production and Operations Management, among others. He currently serves as co-director of the Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator (CASN-RA). From 2014 to 2019, he served as the Executive Director of CAPS Research. From 2011 to 2014, he served as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Operations Management. Since 2018, he has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate's Web of Science.

The Nature of Supply Networks takes us through the fascinating world of supply networks, using an interdisciplinary lens from complexity science and operations management. The result is a unique and powerful combination of firm-level perspectives, complex triadic relationships, and the wider, emergent ecosystems. This is a timely and important book that guides a research agenda for supply chain management in an increasingly volatile world. A must-read for both scholars and practitioners.

• Prologue Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Companies, Supply Chains, and Supply Networks Chapter 3: Dyads in Supply Networks Chapter 4: Triads in Supply Networks Chapter 5: Supply Base in Supply Networks Chapter 6: Extended Supply Chains Chapter 7: Supply Chains as Networks Chapter 8: Supply Networks as a Complex Adaptive System Chapter 9: Emerging Topics Epilogue Notes References Index