Bricks Matter Quotes

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. —Warren Buffett”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“Today, it is focused on not just building chains but also on the design of agile networks.”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“supply chain was and still is the silent enabler behind great companies, world economies, and successful communities. It”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“Time is money. If we could take one day of transit time out of the supply chain, we could free up $1 billion in cash. Unfortunately, we cannot.”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“Supply chain leaders manage complex systems with complex processes with increasing complexity. Leaders”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“The term supply chain is not new. It is fundamental to military strategy. It was the difference between winning and losing in the Napoleonic wars and the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“In the early days of supply chain management, manufacturing and distribution processes were insourced. Companies owned their bricks and mortar, and products were made and sold within the same region. Today’s supply chain is largely outsourced. Manufacturing”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“The bricks of the supply chain are analogous to the children’s story The Three Little Pigs. When”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation

“In today’s world, clicks are sexier than bricks. There”
― Lora M. Cecere, Bricks Matter: The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation