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Gartner Releases Report on How to Secure Supply Chains Amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak

Logistics Manager

Gartner has released a report detailing how to secure supply chains amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 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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Taking ownership of initiatives for lasting peace

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/John Monibah Salayea, in Liberia’s Lofa County, is one of the towns that was hard hit by the violent conflicts that rocked the West African country between 1989 and 2003. Their focus is to build social cohesion that would translate into peaceful approaches of solving conflicts but more importantly how to improve livelihoods.

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A Lean Leadership Pocket Card

The Lean Thinker

I was going through some old files and came across a pocket card we handed out back in 2003 or so. It was used in conjunction with our “how to walk the gemba” coaching sessions that we did with the lean staff, and then taught them to do with leaders. PDCA Thinking. Today we would use Toyota Kata to teach this.