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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

Most of the presenters at Lean Frontier’s recent online Kata Practitioner Day were describing their experiences applying what was outlined in that book. Last year’s KataCon featured a number of presenters who have adapted the routines to their specific situations, and we have seen the Kata morph as they are used “in the wild.”

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Associate Effort Drives Breast Cancer Awareness

Penske Move Ahead

In addition to early detection, the foundation encourages the adoption of a healthy lifestyle complete with a healthy diet, a healthy weight and exercise. A Pink Movement The first Penske Pink Out was in 2015 and involved 200 associates in four Penske districts. The event grew each year as more associates learned about it.

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Underpinning asymmetric advantage: USAF airlift when strategic mobility is at risk

Logistics in War

USAF C17 during a recent joint forcible entry exercise; photo by USAF. 7] United States Air Force, “Air Force Future Operating Concept,” (Washington, DC: HQ Air Force, 2015), 18. [8] 7] United States Air Force, “Air Force Future Operating Concept,” (Washington, DC: HQ Air Force, 2015), 18. [8]

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Russia’s low-cost influence strategy finds success in Serbia

247 Customs Broker

Flattering depictions of Russia are plentiful in Serbia’s raucous tabloids and on the airwaves, thanks to Serbian-language bulletins from Russia’s state-run Sputnik news agency, which opened in Belgrade in 2015. It’s not foreign meddling. Sava Church in February. Talha Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images).

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11 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs

Logistics Bureau

Furthermore, you should present them in the right language for each stakeholder group and using the most appropriate instrument. Golden Rule #6: Choose the Right Method of Presentation. Try to find presentation methods that make your KPIs easy to access, visualise, and assimilate. Assign individuals as KPI owners.

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

Logistics Bureau

Furthermore, you should present them in the right language for each stakeholder group and using the most appropriate instrument. Golden Rule #6: Choose the Right Method of Presentation. Try to find presentation methods that make your KPIs easy to access, visualise, and assimilate. Assign individuals as KPI owners.

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Cost To Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability

Logistics Bureau

Besides optimising the present or fixing the past, CTS reporting and analysis opens the door to what-if scenarios and projections. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in August 2015. Orders can be evaluated in terms of their true Cost to Serve, and either accepted, declined, or modified on that basis.