Course Events Material Savings Presentation 
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 24, 2022
In May, I attended the Kinaxis Kinexions event in San Diego, CA. At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. Brent pointed out that Covid created small interruptions for many companies in terms of sourcing semiconductor chip materials.
The Lean Thinker
AUGUST 28, 2023
It was Tuesday afternoon of a traditional five-day kaizen event. Beginning mid-afternoon on Monday and continuing into Tuesday morning was “walk the process” – mainly looking at material flow, where things bunched up, and things that wasted people’s time (there was no shortage of that). Math was on our side.
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Logistics Business Magazine
JUNE 14, 2024
Although an exact measurement during the live assessment at Test Days was not possible, a higher throughput rate and thus a considerable time saving could be confirmed. This leads to a reduction in the number of robots required, which has a positive effect on the return on investment and noticeably reduces picking costs.
GlobalTranz
MAY 21, 2015
Everything from sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, to the sales channels which feed supply for a finished product are essential factors. Many manufacturers & retailers have found that they can use state of the art supply chain management to reduce inventory & warehousing costs while speeding up delivery to the end customer.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Retailers we have spoken to have confirmed that bottlenecks often occur early in the product lifecycle, beginning with raw materials specifications. Collaboration on product lifecycle management (PLM) data can provide advantages during initial costing and material acquisition.
Logistics Business Magazine
JULY 11, 2018
“Firstly, as a complete engagement piece, demonstrating the relevance of all business members being involved in an event with national scope. The TX ‘Provision’ concept provides exceptional all-round visibility while automatic travel and tilt reduction ensures that all loads are being handled appropriately.
Logistics Business Magazine
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Sabine Ursel talks to Bettina Bohlmann (above) , Managing Partner of 3p Procurement Branding GmbH in an interview focused on themes to be explored at this year’s EXCHAiNGE event in Frankfurt. But a strategy requires much more than slide decks and statements of intent, right? This is now widely acknowledged. That’s to be expected.
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