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It is never too early to learn about supply chain management. Meg Preston takes a unique slant to help parents in supply chain management explain what they do all day to their children with her Supply Jane and Fifo books. She is also interested in getting more of the younger generation interested in STEM, and she makes it fun and interesting.

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