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Toymakers Struggle With Supply Chain Shortages Ahead Of Holiday Season

Supply chain shortages are causing key materials to take twice as long to arrive and slowing down production.

Former Toys ‘R’ Us CEO discusses supply chain bottlenecks: It won’t be resolved until next summer

SCM Quotes

  • “Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation’s freight rail system create many problems.” ~Bill Lipinski
  • Simple beats complex.  Steve Jobs has a great quote that goes well with what Warren Buffett is saying below.  “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ~Steve Jobs
  • “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
  • “Those in supply chain know the impossible is possible.” ~Dave Waters
  • “I asked one retailer, I said, “Let me ask you, are you going to raise prices next year?” They looked at me and said, “Not only are we not going to raise prices, we’re going to have to lower prices, increase the quality of the goods, and turn the inventory quicker.” ~Ken Moelis
  • “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~ Dale Carnegie

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