{"product_id":"b0gfc5wtj8","title":"The Middle of the Sandwich: Small Business Reality in the Defense Supply Chain","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone talks about strengthening the Defense Industrial Base.\u003cbr\u003e\nFew talk about the small businesses holding it together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Middle of the Sandwich: Small Business Reality in the Defense Supply Chain  is an unfiltered look at the small manufacturers who sit between primes, policymakers, and reality, responsible for quality, schedule, cybersecurity, and compliance, yet given little authority or leverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a defense manufacturing business owner with nearly 20 years inside the system, this book captures what doesn’t make it into white papers or conference panels: the late-night problem-solving, the compliance overload, the supply chain bottlenecks, and the constant pressure to “just make it work.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInside, you’ll explore:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat small defense manufacturers actually do day-to-day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy requirements and flow-down like CMMC, DFARS, and NIST land differently in small shops\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe real constraints hiding in approved vendor lists and finishing houses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy “just buy the tools” isn’t a cybersecurity strategy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow workforce challenges, legacy data, and misaligned urgency slow delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat leadership looks like when you’re stuck in the middle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall business owners who want their reality understood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMachinists, buyers, programmers, and managers who keep things moving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrimes, agencies, and policymakers who want visibility into the subcontracting world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone serious about building a resilient defense supply chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresented like a field report from a part of industry living the controlled chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52830456873176,"sku":"YSL48192","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/81nLaK4LuBL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793191483","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0gfc5wtj8","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}