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Gaston: Root cause analysis must focus on process flaws, not people
“When defects occur making sure that the root cause analysis is not attacking the people involved, it's attacking the process.”
Gaston: 18-month product launch cycles are unsustainable in modern supply chains
“The world of a, you know, 18 month product launch cycle just can't maintain itself. Something's gotta, gotta break. I think it's gonna force companies in, through that entire supply chain to get more flexible, to get more nimble, and then they'll, you know, th…”
Gaston: Julep launches approximately 30 new cosmetics products every month
“Because we've got we're generating about 30 products a month that are brand new, and some of those are just new nail colors, but a lot of those are new other cosmetic products”
Gaston: Blue Nile accidentally bought a warehouse vault that would collapse floors
“We were doing a big expansion in our fulfillment center at Blue Nile, and we needed to buy a second vault, and we have these big, you know, very secure vaults that we built, and long story short, the person I put in charge of that didn't, you know, do a lot of…”