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Lessons from “The Goal” for Optimizing Warehouse Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

They address these by maximizing up-time, by examining and optimizing batch sizes, and by moving quality control stations’ position in the workflow to before the constraints. In the book, more machines were purchased and employees hired or trained to use them at the machining station.

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IFOY FINALIST FOCUS: robobrain.NEUROS

Logistics Business Magazine

When the new or adapted skills are trained, the patented robominds-process impresses once again with its resource savings: Thanks to the unique physics simulation environment, the most complex AI models can be trained within a few hours – without humans or machines having to be involved in the physical learning process.

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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

The collaboration of companies with purchasing offices, suppliers, factories, testing laboratories, logistics service providers and distributors is becoming increasingly important. And they cannot avoid training their long-time employees in supply chain management – because the complexity of their tasks continues to increase.