Jordan: the race for pole position
13 September 2012
The transformation of Eddie Jordan’s Formula One team into a ‘tighter, meaner’ organisation has its roots firmly in good supply chain management. Malcolm Wheatley reports
The heat shimmers off the baking tarmac. The five red lights all go off. Suddenly, engines scream and tyres screech as drivers roar away and begin to hurl their cars around the curves and chicanes of Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. It’s 3 March, the Australian Grand Prix, and the start of the 2002 Formula One season.
And with that the race is on - not just for...