Is Alabama Shakes On The Value Menu?

I promise you that the title above is grammatically correct.  And the answer is: "The odds are good."

Here's the deal.  If you are just catching up, Alabama Shakes is a leave 'em begging for more emerging rock band of fairly recent vintage.  The lead singer and guitarist will not be mistaken for Faith Hill (or even Lady Gaga) anytime soon, but has a voice and a style that surpass Janis Joplin at her best.

Another strong lesson in the folly of judging an artist on superficial qualitiies . . .

We experience parallels in supply chain management, encountering marvelously effective solutions that are: 1) not pretty; and 2) would frighten the trousers off someone who is more interested in appearances than in results.

So, following the theme, I would argue strenuously against dismissing a process or concept that works simply because it is not elegant, or does not square up with what we think we learned in SCM school.

The supply chain value menu is not always about compelling pictures of idealized burgers and sides, but might be surpassingly nutritious.  Alabama Shakes is more than high-fructose artificially-flavored calorie bombs.