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When Does a Comment to Investors Become an Illegal "Signal" to Competitors?

10xLogistics

On July 18, 2015 I wrote a blog post entitled: DOJ Investigates Airlines - Are the Trucking Companies Next? airline officials repeatedly assured one another on earnings calls and at conferences that exercising "capacity discipline was good for the industry" Sound familiar? 15M is a lot more than just "nuisance" money.

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An Optimistic Outlook for the LTL Market

Blue Grace Logistics

Some truck carriers have introduced last mile delivery services for items such as exercise equipment, mattresses, and furniture. As a result, some truck carriers such as JB Hunt, Estes and Werner have introduced last mile delivery services for items such as exercise equipment, mattresses, and furniture. Pricing and Labor.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Such an approach results in unnecessary cost, a lack of resilience, and unwanted challenges in meeting customer service requirements – yet sadly, it’s still the approach most commonly taken. The cost of meeting demand is one of the most telling ways in which the supply chain matters to business success. Supply Chain Costs.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Such an approach results in unnecessary cost, a lack of resilience, and unwanted challenges in meeting customer service requirements – yet sadly, it’s still the approach most commonly taken. . The cost of meeting demand is one of the most telling ways in which the supply chain matters to business success.

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11 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs

Logistics Bureau

Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises. Others will need some tweaking to represent your organisation’s performance faithfully, and you may even need a unique KPI or two if you are to drive behaviours that help you meet your company’s goals.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

Until you have struggled as a learner to apply the Improvement Kata (using the Starter Kata) on a real problem (not just a classroom exercise) that affects the work of real people and the outcomes to real customers , please don’t just pick up the 5 Questions card and think you are a coach. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal.

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For Your Supply Chain KPIs to be Meaningful, Apply Some Golden Rules

Logistics Bureau

Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in September 2015, under the title “3 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs”. Golden Rule #8: A Meaningful KPI Has an Owner.