Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing Quotes.

Collection of Supply Chain manufacturing quotes. “We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain… What we will not do – and never have done – is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain. On this you have my word.” ~Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

“Why not make the work easier and more interesting so that people do not have to sweat? The Toyota style is not to create results by working hard. It is a system that says there is no limit to people’s creativity. People don’t go to Toyota to ‘work’ they go there to ‘think'” ~Taiichi Ohno, Father of the Toyota Production System

“For much of Toyota’s history, we have ensured the quality and reliability of our vehicles by placing a device called an andon cord on every production line – and empowering any team member to halt production if there’s an assembly problem. Only when the problem is resolved does the line begin to move again.” ~Akio Toyoda

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” ~Warren Buffet

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~Confucious

“Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing, layout, processes and procedures.” ~Tom Peters

“One of the first areas artificial intelligence will take many jobs is transportation. Bus drivers, truckers, taxicab drivers… need to start thinking about new careers.” ~Dave Waters

“Great companies understand the strategic importance of Supply Chain and want people with Supply Chain experience in the c-suite.”

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

“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 wn through superior logistis.” ~Tom Peters

“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

“Every breakthrough business idea begins with solving a common problem. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. I discovered a big one when I took apart an IBM PC. I made two interesting discoveries: The components were all manufactured by other companies, and the system that retailed for $3,000 cost about $600 in parts.” ~Michael Dell

“I say an hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour out of the entire system. I say an hour saved at a non-bottleneck is worthless. Bottlenecks govern both throughput and inventory.” ~ Eliyahu Goldratt, Author of The Goal