Companies are urged to remember that no supply chain exists in isolation. Many supply chains are integrated and a disruption at one point could have knock-on effects for other companies.
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Related Companies in the electronics supply chain ultimately need real-time content that is integrated with ... ERIC KAROFSKY Supply chains cannot tolerate even 24 hours of disruption. So if you lose your place in the supply c... THOMAS FRIEDMAN Metrics are very high on the list for supply chain executives and supply chain users. It's rare to s... ADRIAN GONZALEZ It all depends on whether [companies] view supply chain as a strategic variable or an execution vari... DAN HAWTHOFF There are fears in the market that the supply from Iran could be reduced. This is obviously positive... MARKUS ILG Oil companies are exploiting a tight supply-demand situation. They are piling on, making a bad situa... TYSON SLOCUM Supply versus the potential for supply disruption - these are essentially the two poles between whic... MIKE FITZPATRICK Supply-chain applications are in a trough of disillusionment. CEOs signed off on supply-chain packag... JEFF WOODS Mr. Costello has shown himself to be a clear thought leader in the spend management industry. His ef... ANDREW K. REESE From an operational perspective, exports challenge companies to design, develop, manufacture and sup... BABA KALYANI The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same g... THOMAS FRIEDMAN This is no doubt a bullish factor. Copper, lead and zinc are the three metals that are suffering sup... WILLIAM ADAMS In response to rapid growth in cross-border trade and the growing need for automating global trade o... JOSEPH JULIANO The deal flow we are seeing out there from companies trying to go public is not overly excessive rig... GRANT BABYAK Our goal with this year's '100' is to highlight a broad range of innovations taking place in the the... ANDREW K. REESE A supply disruption could trigger a release, but it is too early to say. It depends on the extent of... CLAUDE MANDIL In response to rapid growth in cross-border trade and the growing need for automating global trade o... JOSEPH JULIANO Knowing that the oil sands projects are capital-intensive, companies are signaling that oil prices w... BRUCE LANNI It's simple supply and demand. The supply of wireless companies you can buy in the United States has... CHRISTOPHER LARSEN As much as GM plans to raise its product competitiveness by trimming $2.1 billion in buying and supp... BO ANDERSSON It's difficult to have visibility for planning in one place and to tie together all the events in th... CHRIS O'CONNOR [Open source] applications are not integrated into companies' Linux environments. They are built on ... BOB MUGLIA The theoretical low-cost supply chain doesn't actually, in reality, turn out to be the lowest-cost s... BETH ENSLOW We have made alternate arrangements to supply gas smoothly to the affected area so there is no disru... ARIF TAREEN If you delay the supply chain to the extent that prices go up and the cost of doing business with Am... NOEL CUNNINGHAM There are supply chains that exist in China and Asia now which the U.S. simply can't replicate. CHARLES DUHIGG The world is a difficult place for phone companies. The margins and profits for companies like Telst... HANS KUNNEN From airplanes to lawnmowers, oil is everywhere in our society. Complex supply chains have been crea... PETER TERTZAKIAN I've been telling the story for a long time about the significance of logistics and supply chain man... BOB LIEB Our decision to implement changes in supply chain operations is a difficult one, but it is the right... DAVID MORRISON Next year, we are going to see the continuation of a very tight market, vulnerable to supply shocks ... KEVIN NORRISH I think steel's going to recover to robust profitability for surviving companies for the most part d... JOHN TUMAZOS Logistics decisions are so critical to real estate development now, and ports are the critical link ... DR. JOHN MARTIN I realized early on this is a supply chain region. DR. COLIN READ The threat to supply disruption is keeping traders edgy. VICTOR SHUM There are other companies that have looked at stitching video scenes together, but generally those c... ED THOMPSON No matter how the geopolitical crisis deteriorates, we are not going to see supply disruption that w... CHEN WEI Companies are signing these accords because it's a lost battle against the government. We still reme... ALBERTO BERNAL I think it's going to be one of the biggest middle-class jobs -- collaborators. Collaborators are pe... THOMAS FRIEDMAN The situation between Russia and Ukraine is a rather (supportive) factor for oil ... as the potentia... DARIUSZ KOWALCZYK Following the higher-than-expected headline producer price inflation data for January... (Tuesday's ... HOWARD ARCHER The supply situation will likely get worse in the first half, while demand looks sluggish at best, w... DAN NILES The global food supply chain is a multitrillion-dollar industry. That's the market we're thi... ARVIND GUPTA Everybody is investing in additional services. Cable companies are investing in voice and wireless t... TAL LIANI We have closed down nine gas wells due to the disruption in gas supply to the power plant. NRIPEN BHARALI The suspension of the gas supply from Russia to Ukraine doesn't threaten supplies to France. With th... FRANCOIS LOOS HP is a good example of a company that was very much about differentiated technology. With Dell comp... DAN HAWTHOFF You can't anticipate [oil prices] but clearly there's excess supply. We're at an interesting transit... JOE BATTIPAGLIA We supply technology and applications to more than 90% of communications companies worldwide today, ... CHARLES PHILLIPS Global demand has pushed oil prices to a new higher platform, and risks of serious supply disruption... DAVID THURTELL We feel we have a fully integrated and realistic plan with the right resources and right team in pla... BILL BONDER The sooner we help our neighbor put out his house fire, the better we'll sleep at night. It's an opp... MARK ROUTT Today, most RFID applications are designed for inventory and asset tracking. The goal is to eventual... HOSSEIN ESLAMBOLCHI If any supply disruption occurs again we can make a speedy decision, CLAUDE MANDIL There has to be a lot of cooperation. We are in implementation, but a company had better have people... BRAD MACK There is a lot more to the processor business than selling processors. Controlling the supply chain ... ERIC ROSS The art is figuring out how to run the supply chain as efficiently as possible, while dealing with b... CHRIS HOLT The supply chain solutions business acted as a bit of a drag on the results for the quarter. ART HATFIELD We believe many companies are taking a wait-and-see approach to the proposed rules. While some compa... IRA KAY It is crucial that restaurants match sales with shipments. If demand for an item exceeds supply, ind... JOSEPH FLOWERS These companies are making long-term bets on the continued strength of the economy and visitation in... BRIAN MCGILL Many of the companies are small mom and pop operators with a one or two vessels. We won't be looking... JOHN WOBENSMITH What's unique about transportation is that it's the one function that repeats itself throughout the ... JOHN MURPHY My strategy is to stay with companies that are executing well despite the negative tech backdrop. At... ANDREW PRATT The impact of this global initiative on global e-commerce will be profound. The GS1 HK Data Pool ena... ANNA LIN The 10-cent tag will not take RFID into mainstream supply chain applications. Technology breakthroug... DONNA BARRETT The Ecuador barrels missing from the market are another little unwelcome disruption to supply, and w... DAVID THURTELL We're looking at companies that are close to making a profit. And there are not too many of those. JEFFREY SILBER Fund companies are increasingly looking at this as a retention tool. Perhaps its one way to keep you... CHRISTINE BENZ We're pleased that JVC is able to meet compliance requirements on time and with the knowledge that t... CHRIS HEIM Competition and cost-cutting among retailers have yanked the traditional supply chain completely apa... JANE HOFFER Although the likelihood of an oil embargo seems very low, the fact is that there is no spare capacit... MAKOTO TAKEDA Companies cannot make a difference if they look at the problem as just sales rep-to-doctor, or parts... CHRIS HOLT When investors start to look for safe havens to put money into, they'll look to energy. Domestic int... BRUCE LANNI Dozens of companies have swiftly changed gears to take advantage of this emerging opportunity. Many ... ERIK MICHIELSEN The 'adaptive supply chain' has been the buzz over the last few years. BILL READ The first thing we ask a customer is if they are interested in hearing about what the savings could ... JEFF HEDGES The problem is not the expense of the drug but rather the shortage of supply, which would immediatel... CHARLES SCHUMER As a sector, technology will provide earnings growth irrespective of the economy slowing to a point ... BILL MEEHAN There are a lot of other businesses tied to construction, such as title companies, insurance compani... BRIAN FINNEGAN It will depend on what the supply is like. There are so many variables. ALASTAIR CLARKSON Being named a GBS Eagle affirms our position as a leader in the supply chain finance market. By conn... JOSEPH JULIANO New team members could perhaps resurrect the chain to be once again one of the better specialty reta... MARGARET WHITFIELD San Miguel is looking at many, many opportunities offered to us. Our intention is to still go on and... RAMON ANG There's a lot more value in both the integrated and independent exploration and production companies... BRUCE LANNI Companies are wasting millions of dollars generating bad leads that no one follows up on. DAN MCDADE The earnings implications are probably immaterial, but perception of UPS as a new economy supply cha... ED WOLFE Companies are restructuring to make themselves fit for the future. Investors are looking for compani... BORIS BOEHM If rate expectations continue to rise I think that we are certainly very close to the point where on... GERHARD SCHWARZ Determining how many asbestos suits have been filed or how much companies have spent to resolve them... ALEX BERENSON We are constantly auditing our supply chain. Making sure that safety standards are - are, you know, ... TIM COOK I don't understand how the Europeans can guarantee fuel supply if the U.S. isn't explicitly saying i... GEORGE PERKOVICH Gasoline [supply] remains in deficit and with relatively low utilization rates, could point to a gro... MICHAEL FITZPATRICK These industries are interdependent but very separate. It's very tough for technology companies to b... MICHAEL WOLF Al Qaeda is nothing more than a mutant supply chain. They're playing off the same platform as Wa... THOMAS FRIEDMAN Diversification of supply is a critical component of the natural gas equation. There is no question ... KEN STERN But that's not enough: To maintain energy security, one needs a supply system that provides a bu... DANIEL YERGIN Hubris is an issue at every one of these Silicon Valley companies that are successful. I don't know ... PETER THIEL The knock-on effects to the International Space Station are quite dramatic ... (long delays) could p... ANDREW COATES Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - ... NATHAN KIRSH
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