Procurement in Perspective… #5
“Supply Chain is tricky!”
When someone who:
- has plans to colonize Mars,
- is at the origin of the second largest provider of solar power systems in the United States,
- heads the most credible manufacturer of electrical cars,
- was instrumental in the design/concept of a high speed “train” that would travel at 600 mph (970 km/h), with a top speed of 760 mph (1,200 km/h)
says something is… tricky… it means something!
In his interview, Elon Musk tells a couple of stories and anecdotes about Tesla’s Supply-Chain that highlights how things can derail fast and put your production to a halt.
This illustrates the role that Procurement can and must have in anticipating / preventing such situations, in minimizing impacts, and, if s*** hits the fan, to react fast to get back to “normal” as fast as possible.
You can watch the whole interview below (I recommend you do), if you prefer to go directly to the part I am referring to (1 hour 10 min into the interview), it is here.
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