Supply Chain Models in Action – with MIT and Intel.

Explore supply chain models to determine network design.  Great discussion on how to manage supply chain during times of disruption.

Supply Chain Quotes

• “If you don’t have standardized processes how are you going to provide a consistent way to automate them?” ~SupplyChainToday.com
• “Supply Chain is like nature, it is all around us.” ~ Dave Waters
• “Globalization has taken a hit in that there is some sand in the gears because most of us have supply chains that are all over the world that we’ve had to lengthen.” ~Jack Welch
• “Globalization is a fact, because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we’re not going to be able to build a wall around that.” ~Barack Obama
• “Supply chains cannot tolerate even 24 hours of disruption. So if you lose your place in the supply chain because of wild behavior you could lose a lot. It would be like pouring cement down one of your oil wells.” ~Thomas Friedman
• “The recent pandemic impacted supply chain throughout all industries.  Risk mitigation will be key in future supply chain strategies.” ~Dave Waters.
• “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

Supply Chain Training

• Bullwhip Effect: How Sudden Demand Increases Affect Supply Chains.
• Collection of Amazon Supply Chain Blogs.
• E-Commerce Retailer Doubles Warehouse Capacity with Robotic Goods to Person System.
• Need Supply Chain Training? Try these resources.
• Ocado warehouse where robots assemble 50,000 orders in 5 minutes
• Robot Workers Moving Boxes – Replacing Humans?
• Supply Chain Master: Professor Hau Lee on the bullwhip effect.

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“The coronavirus has the potential to greatly accelerate the usage of robots and artificial intelligence throughout the supply chain.” ~Dave Waters

• “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