Great quotes for Supply Chain.

“Supply Chain: Getting the right product, to the right place, in the right quantity, with the right quality, at the right total cost.” ~SupplyChainToday.com.

“I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company.” ~Sam Walton, found of Walmart

“All we are doing is looking at the time line, from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value adding wastes.” ~Taiichi Ohno, Father of the Toyota Production System.

“What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you – what used to be a tailwind is now a head wind – you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy.” ~Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon

“The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.” ~Jim Collins

“The Supply Chain is really tricky.” ~Elon Musk.

“The supply chain is a critical part of any successful business. You can have great products, strategies, and people, but without effective supply chain management, success will be short lived.” ~Kevin Dooley

“What’s dangerous is not to evolve.” ~Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.

“The nemesis of supply chain is bad communication.” ~Dave Waters

“A corporation is a living organism; it has to continue to shed its skin. Methods have to change. Focus has to change. Values have to change. The sum total of those changes is transformation.” ~Andrew Grove, former Intel CEO.

“Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.” ~Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA

“At Wal-Mart, it goes back to Sam Walton and the foundation and business model that we simply operate for less, or everyday low cost. We’re known for operating in a very efficient way and then giving those savings to customers.” ~ Mike Duke, former CEO Walmart

“Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. The role of management is to change the process rather than badgering individuals to do better.” ~W. Edwards Deming

“Supply Chain is like nature, it is all around us.” ~Dave Waters

“The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should go by without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the company.” ~Masaaki Imai

“Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.” ~Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

“The nemesis of supply chain is bad communication.” ~EverythingSupplyChain.com.

“The strength of the supply chain is based on each individual link. Each link determines the overall strength of the supply chain. SCM is about teamwork, collaboration and making the overall system as effective as possible.” ~Dave Waters

“Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It’s not a matter of being better at what you do – it’s a matter of being different at what you do.” ~Michael Porter

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ~Benjamin Franklin

“The Business Schools reward complex behaviors more than the simple behaviors, but simple behavior is more effective.” ~Warren Buffett

“We’re going to make shopping with us faster, easier and more enjoyable. We’ll do more than just save customers money and you, our associates, will make the difference. Looking ahead, we will compete with technology, but win with people. We will be people-led and tech-empowered.” ~Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart.

“A well trained procurement organization can add major dollars to the organization through cost savings.” ~EverythingSupplyChain.com.

“Without logistics the world stops.” ~Dave Waters

“We are constantly auditing our supply chain. Making sure that safety standards are – are, you know, are the highest. We’re making sure that working conditions are the highest.” ~Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.

“Supply Chain – The supply chain starts from the origin of the raw material and ends once the product has been discarded or recycled.”

“We are approaching a time when machines will be able to outperform humans at almost any task. I believe that society needs to confront this question before it is upon us: if machines are capable of doing almost any work humans can do, what will humans do?” ~Moshe Vardi

“Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or a service that the customer does not and cannot have, and does not need if he can trust the brand. This explains the profitability of brands.” ~Peter Drucker, Father of Modern Management.

“Reduce Maverick Spending: Maverick spending is said to be around 10%-20% higher than purchasing from companies with negotiated contracts.”