Which famous CEO's retail management principles were adopted by the U.S. Military during WWII, revolutionizing battlefield supply chains with 'just-in-time' delivery concepts?

Throughout military history, certain business leaders revolutionized how armies were supplied and equipped. Their retail and logistics innovations transformed warfare capabilities, sometimes determining the outcome of major conflicts. This trivia question explores one such pivotal figure whose retail management principles changed military supply chains forever. Can you identify this influential CEO whose business practices were adopted by armed forces worldwide?

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Henry Ford, whose assembly line principles were applied to mobile field repair stations
Sam Walton, whose hub-and-spoke distribution model was used for ammunition supply
J.C. Penney, whose inventory management system was adapted for military quartermaster operations
Richard Sears, whose catalog system became the model for battlefield requisition forms