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“A3” is an Obligation for the Coach

The Lean Thinker

We had case studies, exercises, all in an effort to teach people to be better problem solvers. .” They teach “problem solving” courses so people can learn to do this properly. I have developed, and delivered, a couple of those back when I was working in internal continuous improvement offices.

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5 Reasons How RFPs Help in Selecting the Right Logistics Technology Platform For Your Enterprise-Level Business

Locus

Another green flag is the list of their current clientele, case studies that demonstrate the exact business impact, and how consistently they gather strong client reviews on public platforms like Gartner Peer Insights, Capterra, G2, Software Advice, and GetApp, among others. How important is customization of the solution?

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3 Ways to Benchmark to Boost Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. Case Study: An Automotive Parts Business. This exercise would involve you measuring particular functions or aspects of your business and comparing that against other parts of your business. The Benefits of Benchmarking. Informal Benchmarking.

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Condition Monitoring- A Case Study-Part II

Infosys Supply Chain Management

None of the fleet engineers understood the actual intent of the data collection, neither did they appreciate the whole exercise, actually none of the stake holders did! Anything over and above this and which did not contribute directly to the improvement of such PM programs were deemed as wasteful exercise.

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Condition Monitoring- A Case Study-Part II

Infosys Supply Chain Management

The purpose is sometimes not known well, as in this case the maintenance teams were completely cutoff from the mainstream use of the Asset data. None of the fleet engineers understood the actual intent of the data collection, neither did they appreciate the whole exercise.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

View case study Learn more about cost-to-serve benefits. If you haven’t done a segmentation exercise, that would be a positive first step towards understanding customer profitability. So, for now, I will leave you with a final reminder of the case study I mentioned earlier in this article.

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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Of course, the above case studies are merely summaries of the changes these high-profile brands made to their supply chains.