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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual. The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material. Now… reality is more subtle than this, of course.

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How Business Intelligence drives business performance

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Deby Joevita, an award-winning User Experience Designer, mentioned during an online course that a UX design should have some metrics built in, which should provide you with the necessary direction towards achieving a meaningful experience for users. Suddenly my attention was on full alert and my interest piqued.

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3 Short to Medium-Term Risks for the Supply Chain & Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

Considering it will take a while for factories to get back to their regular production schedule, there will be a lack of cargo which could create downward pressure on rates and give importers a break from sky-high rates (rates which aren’t supported by any improved service.) This will have a domino effect which we will feel in the U.S.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Focus on people drives success for Utz Group

Logistics Business Magazine

Seven technicians maintain and repair machinery at the company’s factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire – which recently took delivery of its tenth injection-moulding machine – while four employees in the toolroom produce and service tools to meet production requirements.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

I like to quote the following definition of CSR , offered by Chatham House associate fellow, Paul Hohnen. Companies have to pursue profits of course, (how else will they stay in business?) You get the idea. but they must do so in a socially responsible and environmentally-friendly way. Example #2: Salesforce.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan. In Brazil, across 16 business units, they operate 56 factories and 126 distribution centers and outlets.