He and his colleagues at the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum are in business to help firms run their supply chains more efficiently and effectively.

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"We are providing a platform for business leaders and others concerned with the environment and corporate social responsibility to work together toward the common goal of ensuring the availability of natural resources, supporting social reforms, and at the same time securing the efficient delivery of supplies, " said Hau Lee, co-director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum.

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In 2007, after leading the auto maker's U.K. supply-chain management, he was named a global senior vice president in charge of emerging markets, including China.

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