The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc. But in general the operators hurry, cut a corner now and then. I talked about this in a post way back in 2008: Not Just Asking Why – Five Investigations.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
JULY 26, 2013
This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. November 2009.
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Infosys Supply Chain Management
JUNE 20, 2013
Following are some of the key considerations which I think an organization should make to reap benefits from an optimization exercise in Asset management. For a real optimization to happen, Asset Management needs to be seen as an investment as opposed to operational spends. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
MAY 21, 2012
Various reasons for a business transformation would include smart ways of working, effective information sharing, continuous improvement in the operation model, availability of vital information for better decision making etc. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise. December 2008. November 2008.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
The result is usually a supply chain roadmap that is more functional than operational , and aligned to getting quick wins and plucking low hanging fruit. It would have changed warehouse operations to create an agile value-added services organization. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. April 2009.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
JULY 3, 2012
You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. The advent of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) paved a way for business functions and related software services to operate in a plug and play model. December 2008. August 2009.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
JUNE 20, 2012
These people could be the operators who operate those assets or users using the assets or even citizens walking on the streets and finding out a water leak or reporting a pothole. Gopi Krishnan - As regards operator driven maintenance, I see examples of the self-service concept here. And why not?
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