The Supply Chain Revolution Quotes

“Tesla, founded by maverick businessman Elon Musk, has actually introduced sales without dealers, but it has run into opposition from dealers. The state of New Jersey even banned Tesla sales because of this dealerless model”
― Suman Sarkar, The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World

“Dealers can continue to play the role of showcasing different products and providing servicing.”
― Suman Sarkar, The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World

“Cook was quoted as saying: “You want to manage it like you’re in the dairy business. If it gets past its freshness date, you have a problem.”17”
― Suman Sarkar, The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World

“Developing a cost-modeling tool kit becomes critical for alliance deal negotiations because understanding the underlying costs can help to identify opportunities for outcome improvements. This concept is sometimes confusing to our clients because they think the sole objective of cost modeling is to reduce costs, and they do not understand the linkage between cost and the improvement of outcome or service.”
― Suman Sarkar, The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World

“The days of the Model T Ford, when they made one product for everyone, are long gone.”
― Suman Sarkar, The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World

“A better way to measure customer service is by focusing on loyalty of the customer base, that is, money spent by existing customers or renewal of membership.”
― Suman Sarkar, The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World