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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. This incident might be because of oversights in documentation and procedures at Boeing’s Renton factory in Washington. But if Boeing can’t even manage processes in their factories, how good can they be at managing their partner’s manufacturing processes?

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RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised?

Logistics Business Magazine

The aim was to define the factory of the future and to implement its products in the digitised factory. Storage and retrieval, loading of the route cars, and supply at the assembly line are largely automated and documented. The post RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised?

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Delivering a smarter factory

Automotive Logistics

Magna Steyr’s vehicle assembly plant in the Austrian city of Graz is not a typical automotive factory; the site, which in 2018 brought its cumulative total production tally to 3.5m has been rebadged as ‘Smart Factory by Magna Steyr’. An initial test saw the wrinkles ironed out and documentation refined. Enhanced visibility.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?

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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

What follows is a review I would write if it were just being published, separating from the legacy and taking an objective look at the document and training material as it stands on its own. The Mechanistic View in Industry What do I observe that might lead me to conclude that the mechanistic view prevails in a business or factory?

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

They communicate strategy in a way that makes it easy for warehouse operatives, drivers, administrative staff, purchasing people, factory technicians, and other functional staff to get behind the strategy and fulfil their roles in its execution. Assistance with communicating the strategy to all business stakeholders and staff.