Total Value Optimization Quotes

“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

“No company exists in a vacuum; each is part of an ecosystem.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“The supply chain is all about four steps: buy—make—move—fulfill.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon

“Optimization' means moving toward peak performance.”
― 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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Every company’s supply chain should be its ultimate competitive weapon—not the gun with which you shoot yourself in the foot.”
― Steven J. Bowen, Total Value Optimization: Transforming Your Global Supply Chain Into a Competitive Weapon