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> I've re-focused on Supply Chain/Logistics as there is so much room for potential growth and re-capturing losses within them Could you expand on this some mo

by csa 6y ago

> I've re-focused on Supply Chain/Logistics as there is so much room for potential growth and re-capturing losses within them Could you expand on this some more? I realized you spoke a bit about this issue in the rest of your post, but I would love to read more specifics.

Melting_Harps 6y ago
> Could you expand on this some more? I could talk about this for hours, but I'll keep it as short as I'm still in midterms week. The basics of Lean and Sigma Six are damn near antithetical to the the Chinese model business model of flooding the Market with sub-par quality, albeit incredibly cheap products. There are many reasons why this has worked for them so far, but in the case with PPE it is literately a life and death situation so it should be one of the few Industries that remain in the nation. So, rather than fumble with delays in leadtime, bad QC/QA and constant shipping delays it is my contention that trying to bypass these incredible losses [1] is a much better solution for all involved (including the Environment), which inevitably leads to this [2] and we finally accept this [3] and we can strategize with key talent that is now fleeing Hong Kong due to the CCP's constant belligerence as they flow into Taiwan, UK, Australia and the US and help them create far more viable and sustainable business models with proper equipment and eventually displace the need for China in this sector. I think it can be done for food as well, as that is what I was primarily focused on during my Ag apprenticeship (local, sustainable food/Ag supply chains) and my return to culinary as I worked on farm to table models in Europe and the US, and then tried to gather more info from Big Food Multinationals when I was at IBM's Blockchain Lab program, which failed to live up to it's potential and I got fed up with the status quo that made it's 'food safety' program a total farce and instead returned to the Culinary Industry after I shuttered my startup. It was a shame as they had so many Food multi-national's excited about the tech and would it could do to for their bottom line: consider 40% of all food in transport is lost due to perishability and fluctuations in temp/humidity. Had my plan worked I would have been at SpaceX right now trying to learn their internal logistical network of their food and beverage program to eventually join Squareroots in the future, I was working at Kimbal's place, and try to help be a part of the Team to create a sustainable model for the container gardens for Mars colonization. Suffice it to say I can really nerd out on that sector more than PPE but I'd probably end up doing a Grad Level dissertation instead of actually doing the work. 1: https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/after-50000-ppe-kits-from-china-fail-quality-tests-india-ramps-up-in-house-production/articleshow/75173170.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/after-50000-ppe-ki... 2: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 3: https://nypost.com/2020/04/18/why-america-desperately-needs-a-hard-decoupling-from-china/ https://nypost.com/2020/04/18/why-america-desperately-needs-...
- csa 6y ago
  Fun! Thank you for the reply — it got my gears turning in a very good way. Best of luck with mid-terms!

by csa 6y ago

Melting_Harps 6y ago

> Could you expand on this some more? I could talk about this for hours, but I'll keep it as short as I'm still in midterms week. The basics of Lean and Sigma Six are damn near antithetical to the the Chinese model business model of flooding the Market with sub-par quality, albeit incredibly cheap products. There are many reasons why this has worked for them so far, but in the case with PPE it is literately a life and death situation so it should be one of the few Industries that remain in the nation. So, rather than fumble with delays in leadtime, bad QC/QA and constant shipping delays it is my contention that trying to bypass these incredible losses [1] is a much better solution for all involved (including the Environment), which inevitably leads to this [2] and we finally accept this [3] and we can strategize with key talent that is now fleeing Hong Kong due to the CCP's constant belligerence as they flow into Taiwan, UK, Australia and the US and help them create far more viable and sustainable business models with proper equipment and eventually displace the need for China in this sector. I think it can be done for food as well, as that is what I was primarily focused on during my Ag apprenticeship (local, sustainable food/Ag supply chains) and my return to culinary as I worked on farm to table models in Europe and the US, and then tried to gather more info from Big Food Multinationals when I was at IBM's Blockchain Lab program, which failed to live up to it's potential and I got fed up with the status quo that made it's 'food safety' program a total farce and instead returned to the Culinary Industry after I shuttered my startup. It was a shame as they had so many Food multi-national's excited about the tech and would it could do to for their bottom line: consider 40% of all food in transport is lost due to perishability and fluctuations in temp/humidity. Had my plan worked I would have been at SpaceX right now trying to learn their internal logistical network of their food and beverage program to eventually join Squareroots in the future, I was working at Kimbal's place, and try to help be a part of the Team to create a sustainable model for the container gardens for Mars colonization. Suffice it to say I can really nerd out on that sector more than PPE but I'd probably end up doing a Grad Level dissertation instead of actually doing the work. 1: https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/after-50000-ppe-kits-from-china-fail-quality-tests-india-ramps-up-in-house-production/articleshow/75173170.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/after-50000-ppe-ki... 2: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 3: https://nypost.com/2020/04/18/why-america-desperately-needs-a-hard-decoupling-from-china/ https://nypost.com/2020/04/18/why-america-desperately-needs-...

csa 6y ago
Fun! Thank you for the reply — it got my gears turning in a very good way. Best of luck with mid-terms!