The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc. But in general the operators hurry, cut a corner now and then. Do you have “standard work” documents that are rarely followed? What is its purpose?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

The focus is to eliminate all wastes in the organization, improve processes, solve root cause problems, create a pull environment, and ensure that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) works for quality and daily problem solving using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) and PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, and Act).

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WorkWave

AUGUST 21, 2021

With proper organizational management in place, it is easy to see where money is lost and improvements are needed to help reduce costs. As a result, many previously manual tasks and activities can be streamlined and cut back on the effort required to complete them. . Completing Reports Promptly and Automating Manual Tasks.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. What is Reverse Marketing?

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Self-service support and document management. EasyJet, for example, uses dynamic pricing. Freightos, for example, manages a lot of private data. Download Now.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 29, 2024

Within the course of one online chat, an isolated email response, or a single phone call, someone who bought from your ecommerce brand can be influenced whether or not to buy from you again. Of course it is, right? Let’s find out the TOP 10 now! Move Like the Wind! like MonkProtect ). This is a win-win.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

“ The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize ”: Shigeo Shingo. Lean thinking focuses on the elimination of all waste (where waste is defined as any non-value added process) and bringing value to the customer , beyond the customer’s expectations. Try to recognize all of your wastes.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. And it is this supply chain complexity (more on that in a moment) that in part makes crafting sustainability strategies such a challenge in practice.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

An off-cited analysis from McKinsey in late 2017, for example, found automation could destroy as many as 73 million US jobs by 2030, about one third of all jobs in the country. For example, in a story I remembered that we ran in 2014, a company called Parkdale Mills had recently re-opened a factory near Gaffney, SC that now produces 2.5

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Dedola Global Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2017

Of course, that means you need to find a freight forwarder you can trust.) Technically, you don’t need to hire a customs broker to clear your goods, but, much like hiring a lawyer to handle legal documents or a lawsuit, it’s clearly recommended. A customs broker reduces any confusion or errors regarding classifications.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2022

There are many important documents related to shipping. These two shipping documents are the ones most commonly mixed up; however, they serve distinct purposes. In addition to the unique info these shipping documents hold, they may be intended for different audiences. The delivery note is a less common shipping document.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

Products and parts are often hard to trace back to suppliers, making defects challenging to eliminate. Bitcoin as an Example of Blockchain. The brief description of blockchain above may seem a bit abstract, so let’s look closer at the real-life example of Bitcoin. However, it also happens to be the most well-known example.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

One of the most notable examples is in agriculture, where equipment, fertilizer and seed vendors are working together to sell farmers guaranteed crop yields. In some domains, however, software is on its way to eliminating supply chains too, or at least shortening them significantly. Goodbye Lean, Hello Agile.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Proponents of this initiative argue that in the future, the combination of robots, automation and AI will so dramatically reduce the need for workers (and create high permanent unemployment levels) that at some point, we will have to adopt some minimum level of guaranteed income for all working age citizens. I tell this story for a reason.

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