Supply Chain Innovation: Ways to Improve the Supply Chain.
Here is a collection of blogs focused on supply chain innovation. The best supply chain in the world can be improved. If you aren’t improving and evolving you won’t last long. “There’s a better way to do it – find it.” ~Thomas Edison. What are your favorite supply chain innovation resources? Follow the link to the LinkedIn discussion on this topic.
- Automating the Grocery Warehouse.
- Battle of the Robot Armies – Jeff Bezos vs Elon Musk.
- Best Innovation Quotes.
- Blockchain Training
- Blogs on self-driving cars, robots, and drones.
- Cognitive Supply Chain: Artificial Intelligence, Today and Tomorrow.
- Digital Supply Chain Quotes.
- Disruptive Innovation Explained.
- Elon Musk Vs. Steve Jobs – Who Wins In Innovation?
- How do machines learn? Basics to machine learning.
- How startups like Uber and Airbnb changed rules of business.
- IBM and Maersk Demo Blockchain Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution.
- Internet of Things IoT Training
- Inventory Management Training
- Procurement Training
- SCM and Strategy Key Concepts
- SCM Quotes by Top Leaders.
- Shipping Warehouse Automation Robots.
- Supply Chain Resources by Topic & Supplier
- Supply Chain Training & Overview
- Supply Chain Terms, Quotes and Training.
- Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Blogs.
- Supplier Management and Development Training.
- “The Innovator’s Dilemma” by Clayton Christensen – VIDEO BOOK SUMMARY.
Train by SCM Topic.
- Plan it: Planning and Strategy #1, #2
- Buy it: Supplier Management/Procurement #1, #2
- Store it: Warehouse, Distribution, Inventory #1, #2
- Make it: Manufacturing and Production #1, #2
- Ship it: Transportation and Shipping #1, #2
Innovation Quotes:
- “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” ~ Charles Darwin
- “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” ~ Elon Musk, CEO Tesla, Spacex.
- “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” ~ Dale Carnegie
- “I don’t feel that this concept of disruptive technology is the solution for everybody. But I think it’s very important for innovators to understand what we’ve learned about established companies’ motivation to target obvious profitable markets – and about their inability to find emerging ones. The evidence is just overwhelming.” ~ Clayton Christensen
- “You can do so much in 10 minutes time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity.” ~ Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA founder.
- “Supply Chain innovation will help your company remain competitive.” ~ SupplyChainToday.com
- “The reason why it is so difficult for existing firms to capitalize on disruptive innovations is that their processes and their business model that make them good at the existing business actually make them bad at competing for the disruption.” ~ Clayton Christensen
Creativity Is Key For Innovation
“There’s a better way to do it – find it.” ~Thomas Edison
“Innovation comes from saying no to 1,000 things.” ~Steve Jobs
“It always seems impossible until it is done.” ~ Nelson Mandela
“Be a supply chain innovator. Research Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, deep learning, big data, blockchain, drones, augmented reality, artificial intelligence…” ~EverythingSupplyChain.com
“Do you remember when you were a kid, and Christmas Eve, it was so exciting, you weren’t sure what was going to be downstairs? Well, it’s going to be Christmas Eve for awhile.” ~Tim Cook, CEO Apple.
“Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” ~Steve Jobs
“Innovation is the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.” ~Peter Drucker
“Listen to people new to the organization. Their ideas may sound crazy but they bring fresh eyes.” ~Dave Waters
“My definition of ‘innovative’ is providing value to the customer.” ~Mary Barra, GM CEO.
“To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time.” ~Sam Walton
“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” ~Elon Musk
