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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, with a considerable proportion of that growth achieved by way of acquisitions.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. plants to four.

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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

In many cases the material these current-day trainers use deviates very little from the source material. In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual. Consider this hypothetical.

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Importance of Social Proof in Ecommerce

Ship Monk

Sure, we can talk endlessly about our warehouse automation and cool robotics , outstanding service , or award-winning warehouse management system , but that’s not nearly as believable as our case studies and customer testimonials. Of course, sometimes following the herd can lead us astray. Low-cut jeans come to mind.)

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Sortation Case Study: Prepared for Peak Times

Logistics Business Magazine

The BG Sorter is Beumer Group’s latest system development. Parcel shipping is growing worldwide, and Austria is no exception of course. Beumer Group provided the necessary technology, with its new high-capacity BG Sorter at its core, designed as a tilt tray sorter. The sortation system must meet these high demands.

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Case Study: How Yale Dealer Helped Soft Paper Producer

Logistics Business Magazine

The facility manager at the Kimberly-Clark Group operation in Niederbipp has seen many different materials handling providers come and go. That applies on the one hand to Kimberly-Clark, who can raise any maintenance requirements but it is also true for Avesco, who can alert Kimberly-Clark to schedule the next driver training course.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Indeed, during our CTS work with clients, we’ve encountered many cases where products or customers drive losses rather than profits—always an eye-opener, but more common than you might ever expect.