SYSPRO Smarter ERP
AUGUST 9, 2022
The last few years have proven that manufacturers need to be agile to respond to market demands at all levels of the operation without increasing costs and waste or sacrificing efficiency. Here’s a list of top courses manufacturers should consider in 2022 to stay ahead: 1.
The Lean Thinker
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
” They teach “problem solving” courses so people can learn to do this properly. We had case studies, exercises, all in an effort to teach people to be better problem solvers. ” The thought was that because Toyota has good problem solvers, that their course must be really good. That, of course, is a start.
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Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.
Logistics in War
AUGUST 3, 2018
On the other hand, he takes part in the waging of war, the most wasteful of all human activities. Also known known as a ‘historical immersion problem,’ a decision-forcing case is an exercise in which participants take on the role of an actual person who, at some point in the past, was faced by a particularly challenging problem.
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Of course, it’s always possible to factor estimates of those costs into your product or service pricing, but then you can find yourself overpricing them. Are Your Profit Margins Declining?
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.
The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
To paraphrase Elon Musk, the greatest waste of time is improving something that shouldn’t even exist. For Abnormal Conditions: ACT: These are actions that the leader must take if she finds something that isn’t “as it should be” in the course of the CHECK questions above. What is its purpose?
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