# Planning for the Long Haul with Supply Chain and Labor w/ Rob Tracy

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2021-10-19
- Length: 24m
- Episode: 71
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-c830f57b-fe23-42be-a1d3-1741d8f45b6d

## Summary

Rob Tracy, founder of Rob Tracy Consulting and author of 'How to Fix a Factory', discusses how manufacturing leaders must treat labor shortages and supply chain disruptions as long-term realities rather than temporary setbacks. He outlines four strategic responses: managing customer tiering and lead times, trimming complex product lines to free capacity, adjusting pricing to reflect new market leverage, and re-evaluating capital investments based on throughput generation rather than just cost reduction. Tracy also advises leaders to revisit their strategic plans and operating systems to ensure they are aligned with this new capacity-constrained environment.

## Chapters

- [0:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy#t=49) Introduction: Rob Tracy and the New Manufacturing Reality
- [3:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy#t=228) Confronting Long-Term Labor and Supply Chain Constraints
- [9:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy#t=586) Strategic Customer Management: Lead Times and Tiering
- [14:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy#t=881) Trimming Product Lines to Liberate Capacity
- [16:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy#t=969) Pricing Power and Throughput-Based Investment Logic
- [19:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-10-19-planning-for-the-long-haul-with-supply-chain-and-labor-w-rob-tracy#t=1170) Realigning Operating Systems with New Strategy

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Rob Tracy Consulting (company)
- How to Fix a Factory (other)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- EOS (other)
- The Goal (other)
- Good to Great (other)

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