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A Lean Leadership Pocket Card

The Lean Thinker

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. I talked about this in a post way back in 2008: Not Just Asking Why – Five Investigations. PDCA Thinking. Today we would use Toyota Kata to teach this. Four Rules: 1.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

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. I like the way you guys developed the tools - MDM report, queries etc. December 2008. October 2008.

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Supply Chain Management:'Asset' in Enterprise Asset Management

Infosys Supply Chain Management

I shall name it Personal Profile Manager ( PPM ); a tools which keeps a tab on your day to day activities, keeps you up and running and ensure that your downtime is less. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. December 2008.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

A more empowered consumer who would gain the information advantage by deeper utilization of online shopping and research tools. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. In our commentary, we cited three trends that would manifest themselves in 2010, namely. November 2009. October 2009.

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

Logistics Bureau

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have serious doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. Like Intel, Starbucks is pretty much a household name. But like many of the most successful worldwide brands, the coffee shop giant has been through its periods of supply chain pain.

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Supply Chain Management:Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. November 2009. October 2009.

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

Logistics Bureau

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. Like Intel, Starbucks is pretty much a household name, but like many of the most successful worldwide brands, the coffee-shop giant has been through its periods of supply chain pain.