Supply Chain Management Quotes

“At Mayflower-Plymouth, we are trying to mimic the intelligence of fungi and mycelium to add value in service to businesses.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“In business, supply chains risks are not only correlated to the competition or to collaborators or to customers. Supply chain risk is also correlated to all of the companies and industries using the same imputs as your business.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Global supply chains have many constituents and responsible parties. Everyone in the supply chain has a responsibility to act in a way that promotes effeciency in the supply chain.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“If we want better global supply chains, there are lots of other things that have to be made better first. We need to be better with equitably including small businesses into global logistics. We need to be better with upcycling, and feedback loops. We need to be better with implementing Blockchain technology. We need to be better with material ecology and designing products for longevity. And so much more.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Waste is one of the biggest threats to supply chain resilience. No system can be resilient and wasteful at the same time.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Data alone has no value—it’s just masses of numbers or words.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“Inventory is something you don't see in nature. Everything in nature has continuous present utility. Our factories and distribution centers need to be optimized such that everything in there has continuous present utility.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Eliminating waste from the supply chain is not a chore, it's a reinvestment opportunity. Whenever we eliminate waste, we extract an opportunity to introduce more productivity and profit into the system.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Supply chains have evolved into value webs. The emphasis is no longer only on supply and the perspective is no longer linear. Instead, emphasis is spread out among various interconnected parts and the perspective is holistic. In order to adapt, we have to ask ourselves more meaningful questions about everything.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“From the perspective of society as a whole, there is no fixed or objective need aside from those broad categories required for survival. Rarely, if ever, is there a fixed quantity or definite quality demanded. This is why the needs of individuals are best met by other individuals according to supply, demand, and the price mechanism. And this is why most of the needs of individuals cannot be met only by central government.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“The factory should be so production capable and responsive that it is basically synchronized with demand instead of being dragged by demand.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Every product in every product ecosystem needs to have multi modal utility. The system should be such that few products can serve many purposes and products and components are maxiximally interchangeable.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“If the global supply chains are too fragmented, they're more vulnerable to shock. And that presents a threat to businesses everywhere. And when businesses everywhere suffer, people everywhere suffer.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Hiring should always be part of your long-term strategy, not a quick fix to an immediate problem.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“The goal is to hit the sweet spot of maximum value optimization, where foolish risk is balanced against excessive caution.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“The leader and organization improvement process is effective when everyone at all levels of the organization is involved, engaged, and committed.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“For it to be useful, awareness must lead to action.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“Leaders need to embrace and master the art of transformation for their organizations to thrive.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“At the end of the day, a company is made by its people.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“Here we have discussed about the importance of supply chain management and its ways which will provide the increase the customer satisfactions and productivity.”
― Cale Ryan Villano

“Cale Ryan Villano is the supply chain management experts who offers express delivery operations, supply chain management and freight forwarding services.”
― caleryanvilano

“Gale Moody has worked tirelessly to get where he is today. He holds two degrees that support his career.”
― Gale Moody

“Effective Supply Chain Management is key to the attenuation of global scarcity of vital commodities.”
― Wayne Chirisa