Supply Chain Issues Threaten Holiday Season

This is a collection of videos showing how supply chain issues are threatening the upcoming holiday season. Buy your Christmas presents early. The backlog at ports, labor issues and chip shortages could lead to major issues for the holiday season.

White House addresses supply chain issues threatening economy and holiday season

Supply chain crisis likely to impact Christmas

Buttigieg weighs in on how supply chain issues could affect Christmas

Supply Chain and Shipping Training and Resources

SCM and Logistics Quotes

“If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat ten of them.” ~Jack Ma, Founder Alibaba.
“Without logistics the world stops.” ~Dave Waters
“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
“You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower.
“Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.” ~ Tom Peters
“Self-driving vehicles automatically choosing the most efficient route… Artificial intelligence will dramatically improve logistics.” ~Dave Waters.
“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.” ~Warren Buffett
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes — understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” ~Arianna Huffington