The core of apple.(QUOTE, UNQUOTE)

"Supply chain management, which seems so incredibly unsexy, is very sexy when you look at your bank account and you have managed the product transitions perfectly. That's the thing that Tim is absolutely a master at. ... Tim is an amazing, brilliant mind when it comes to operational excellence and is really a master of execution. I worked at Federal Express for 14 years. I know what world-class operators look like, and Tim Cook is right at the top of the list."

--Mike Janes, chief executive of FanSnap Inc. and former general manager of Apple's online store, referring to Apple COO (and Auburn IE graduate) Tim Cook, who is filling in for Apple CEO Steve Jobs while Jobs is on medical leave through June, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16, 2009.

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