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Penske-Sponsored State of Sustainable Fleets Report Finds Fleets Are Accelerating Use of Clean Vehicles

Penske Move Ahead

Report author and leading clean technology consulting firm, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), unveiled the findings at their Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo , a four-day conference which drew a record number of attendees. The annual analysis gathers real-world data directly from early-adopter fleets across the U.S.

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7 Strategic Performance Business Practices with 3PL KPIs and 4 KPI Problems to Solve

GlobalTranz

Scorecard analysis, % to all goals, and critical path: “What KPI is holding us back from overall success? This requires behavioral analysis, which can only be conducted by a seasoned organizational psychologist. Performance Appraisal/Review System. Are they meeting all of their goals? What is lacking? Are we improving? If not, why not?

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Lean Inventory: Using Lean Initiatives To Manage Inventory

GlobalTranz

Value Analysis (VA) can be used to reduce costs and retain quality. Deming and Bill Smith respectively were reintroduced to US businesses. Lean inventory management uses the concepts of TQM and Six Sigma to eliminate. The result is usually reduction of costs and improvement in quality.

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9 Key Topics to Understand to Frame A Shipper’s Mind for Effective KPI Management with a 3PL

GlobalTranz

Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Kaizen Blitz, Value Stream Mapping, Value Engineering and Six Sigma skills are necessary to have by both parties , IT system knowledge is imperative for data analysis , visibility to assets, like inventory, tracking shipments, communication, customization and integration.

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Don’t sleep on the inventory-to-sales ratio

247 Customs Broker

The current state of inventories, as it relates to the supply chain, was laid out in detail by American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist Bob Costello on a recent conference call hosted by investment firm Stifel. But things started to weaken in 2015 and 2016 and into early 2017, due to higher inventories.

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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

GlobalTranz

Automotive calls it Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), with Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)-essentially a risk profile and its operational counterpart, a control plan. A unique way I used to improve Supplier Quality Management (SQM) is by The Supplier Day Conference. All key Suppliers are called into your operation.

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Employing this S.M.A.R.T. Technique with a Logistics Company to Create Total Stakeholder Satisfaction

GlobalTranz

The concepts of root cause analysis seem simple, but applying them in every aspect of your company is difficult. Six Sigma continuous improvements using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control), PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) and VSM ( Value Stream Mapping ) are applied for Cost Reduction and Process Improvements.