Clay Williams - Supply chains are like fractals

#23 - Clay Williams: Supply chains are like fractals

Clay is an account executive for Jiga.

• Clay is from Tennessee and has actually been to my town, Leominster, MA.
• Degree in Supply Chain Management
• Video of Roman Army on the march
• Jiga – cross between digital manufacturing and local machine shop
• Full automation is really tough?
• Hadrian Automation – Manufacturing the future.
  • Seem to be following The Goal or Theory of Constraints, both by Eli Goldratt
• Supply chain strategy often base on manufacturing concepts.
• Supply chains are internal and external
• Not “The Origin of Stuff”, but “The Story of Stuff” Annie Leonard
• Supply chains are like fractals
• Ford doesn’t make cars, they assemble them.
• Do automaker and their suppliers have recall insurance?
• “Anybody can hold a tenth.”
• Clay is a people person – thrives on customer satisfaction.
• Sometimes outstanding customer service doesn’t take much effort.
• Are cicadas electronic transformers?
• Peanut Butter and Jelly beer is popular.
• Clay says “Go Vols!”

Where Clay works Jiga

Bert's company  Dexterity Engineering, LLC