--- title: "15 Value Chain Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 15 Value Chain quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Value Chain sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/paul-polman-3721_chain_we-put-a-gender-lens-on-our-whole-value_2445783.png" --- > [We put a gender lens on our whole value chain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-polman/we-put-a-gender-lens-on-our-whole-value-chain/) [Paul Polman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-polman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/paul-polman-3721_chain_we-put-a-gender-lens-on-our-whole-value_2445783.png) > [There's no understandable reason why the financial services industry has not developed a more comprehensive sharing of the value chain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-ermotti/there-s-no-understandable-reason-why-the-financial-services-industry/) [Sergio Ermotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-ermotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/sergio-ermotti-23238_financial-services_there-s-no-understandable-reason-why-the_2626909.jpg) > [“It is either you are converting time into a product or into a value chain or you are killing, wasting and throwing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/it-is-either-you-are-converting-time-into-a-product-or-into-a-value/) [Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/sunday-adelaja-35_calling_it-is-either-you-are-converting-time-int_1918623.jpg) > [The deeper your regional integration, the more value chain activity you generate, but the more you close the gap between your small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arancha-gonzalez/the-deeper-your-regional-integration-the-more-value-chain-activity/) [Arancha Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arancha-gonzalez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/arancha-gonzalez-7279_business_the-deeper-your-regional-integration-the_644410.jpg) > [A.P., like the rest of India, has huge potential to move up the value chain by investing in small and medium enterprises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arancha-gonzalez/a-p-like-the-rest-of-india-has-huge-potential-to-move-up-the-value/) [Arancha Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arancha-gonzalez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/arancha-gonzalez-7279_better_a-p-like-the-rest-of-india-has-huge-pote_482407.jpg) > [“The shift of power to retailers is not an inevitable phenomenon: technological changes and associated innovative ideas have been instrumental in moving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-thain/the-shift-of-power-to-retailers-is-not-an-inevitable-phenomenon/) [Greg Thain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-thain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/greg-thain-1820_different-times_the-shift-of-power-to-retailers-is-not-a_81513.jpg) > [The end-to-end value chain analysis proposed by the World Economic Forum has proved to be useful methodology, not only to identify trade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ildefonso-guajardo-villarreal/the-end-to-end-value-chain-analysis-proposed-by-the-world-economic/) [Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ildefonso-guajardo-villarreal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/ildefonso-guajardo-villarreal_institutions_the-end-to-end-value-chain-analysis-prop_829176.jpg) > [“Evaluate the external environment that affects you to assess the opportunities and threats you face with regard to your mission and objectives.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/evaluate-the-external-environment-that-affects-you-to-assess-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/anonymous-1_environment_evaluate-the-external-environment-that-a_2122719.jpg) > [The most trusted way to keep moving up that value chain is to keep investing in individuals - to help them grow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ng/the-most-trusted-way-to-keep-moving-up-that-value-chain-is-to-keep/) [Andrew Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ng/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/andrew-ng-5131_education_the-most-trusted-way-to-keep-moving-up-t_505973.jpg) > [“The manufacturers’ old branding tools are now insufficient to win the battle of the value chain. In order to develop new, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-thain/the-manufacturers-old-branding-tools-are-now-insufficient-to-win-the/) [Greg Thain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-thain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/greg-thain-1820_learning_the-manufacturers-old-branding-tools-are_1371720.jpg) > [I think overall, and this isn't specific to Spotify or any streaming service or any label... when you consider the overall value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-carter/i-think-overall-and-this-isn-t-specific-to-spotify-or-any-streaming/) [Troy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd4/troy-carter-4451_business_i-think-overall-and-this-isn-t-specific_6381.jpg) > [If you start from the farm sector, we need much better investments and capital creation on land. We need logistics support; we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-bhattacharya/if-you-start-from-the-farm-sector-we-need-much-better-investments-and/) [Arundhati Bhattacharya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-bhattacharya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/arundhati-bhattacharya-6252_better_if-you-start-from-the-farm-sector-we-nee_2472835.jpg) > [“There are, however, even more serious ramifications. High-tech innovation and marketing expertise are two cornerstones of the U.S. strategy for global competitiveness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-a-moore/there-are-however-even-more-serious-ramifications-high-tech/) [Geoffrey A. Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-a-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/geoffrey-a-moore-41319_raw-material_there-are-however-even-more-serious-rami_1050216.jpg) > [“The first involves streamlining operations and introducing cost innovations from manufacturing to distribution. Can the product’s or service’s raw materials be replaced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-chan-kim/the-first-involves-streamlining-operations-and-introducing-cost/) [W. Chan Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-chan-kim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/w-chan-kim-30343_assembly-line_the-first-involves-streamlining-operatio_556902.jpg) > [“In the market you’re analyzing, it’s useful to know if there are a lot of small customers or only one or two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-cheng/in-the-market-you-re-analyzing-it-s-useful-to-know-if-there-are-a-lot/) [Victor Cheng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-cheng/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/victor-cheng-3306_customer_in-the-market-you-re-analyzing-it-s-usef_2544264.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/value-chain/#itemlist", "name": "Value Chain Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We put a gender lens on our whole value chain.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul 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