Supply Chain Strategist Pillows

'Made in the USA with a little help from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, India, Mexico and China.'

"Manufacturing will take place in China, R&D in South Korea,logistics in Mumbai and we'll be running customer care from Vietnam."

"My homework is late because of supply chain issues."

Where has he been so long?

Milkshake Shortage

The Two Economies

"Do you know who makes the biggest profit? Not the manufacturer or the retailer: the warehouse manager."

'We can fill every need - from apologist to whipping boy.'

Food shortages and the pandemic

Petrol 10 kms ahead

"I kinda miss lockdown."

"Gifts? No gifts this year. The Reindeer are half-starved because there is no more food due to the collapsed supply chains and the shortage of truck drivers and the elves are in corona quarantine."

"If you were the real Santa, you wouldn't be giving me a big song and dance about supply chain problems!"

"Let's wait and see where the gas price is going to be higher and then we'll sail there."

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

Made in China

Economy

Manufacturing will take place in China...So what role does Europe have?...you borrow money to be the customer

'It's not surprising. The production department is in Spain, the warehouse is in Korea, the accounting division is in Bolivia, the board of directors is in Canada.'

"It's simple supply and demand. The shorter the supply, the more money we demand."

Distributor in love with a multitasking robot.

Cargo Bay at Thames Warehouse

Supply Chain

Coronavirus: Consequences for the economy!

Blowing dust off an order book.

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

Cheap Labour Countries.

The contract was not worth the paper it was written on, which considering the paper was not a good sign.

Religious texts from heaven and hell find common ground...they are made in China.

Low Hanging Fruit

"UK government aren’t budging boss. Sole supplier or not under the new procurement regulations our new contract has to have three KPIs..."

Ever Given

Made in China.

"I can't tel you what an honor it is to be the keynote speaker at the Supply Chain management Seminar."