The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

I was going through some old files and came across a pocket card we handed out back in 2003 or so. It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools. PDCA Thinking. Today we would use Toyota Kata to teach this. Four Rules: 1.

Waste Reduction 397

Waste Reduction Buyer Training Document Production 397

Logistics Manager

MARCH 10, 2020

The consequences of a pandemic event are hard to predict,” says Koray Köse, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner. Supply chain leaders and their teams can, for example, conduct a scenario planning exercise and develop action plans. It is not a matter of if it will happen but to change the focus to be prepared when it happens.

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Gartner Scenario Planning Supply Chains Security 67

Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

Similarly, a RAND report highlighted that while the US Army was nominally ready for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, there were real limits to the time in which high-intensity operations could be sustained – luckily, these limits were not tested.

Military 89

Military Resource Reduction Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software 89