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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

The Logistics of Logistics

His time abroad has given him the tools to understand not only the U.S. She started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop based on a famous MIT course, and led the STEM coaching team serving 48 Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta.

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

That actually isn’t a bad analogy as I was advocating a pretty dramatic shift in the role of the kaizen workshop leaders. Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. Kaizen tools included. Classes and Courses ?

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A Period of Reflection and Learning

The Lean Thinker

From their model I think I picked out a fundamental failure mode of what we like to call “change initiatives” regardless of what tool set of operational models we are trying to deploy. introduced me to Ronald Heifetz and Martin Linsky’s body of work under the umbrella of “Adaptive Leadership.”

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Cultivating seeds and dreams in Lebanon

World Food Programme Logistics

How sustainable agriculture courses in the Bekaa Valley are boosting livelihoods and benefiting entire communities Nestled amid green fields in the centre of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley is a seemingly unremarkable farm. In fact, there’s a bumper crop of farmers graduating from the sustainable agriculture courses being run on this farm.

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Titan-VNS Holds First Round of ‘QCP Competition Initiative 2018’

Logistics Manager

Effectiveness of application statistically (7QC tools technique); 4. The 1st Round Presentation (by Judging Panel) & workshop/site audit (by Moderators). They want to continuously bring sector-first efficiencies and further increase value for their customers. First Round Moderators were Ms. Appling P.D.C.A. principles; 6.

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Imperial Logistics Opens Supply Chain Lab in Cape Town

Logistics Business Magazine

The services made available at the Supply Chain Labs in Berlin and Cape Town include digitalisation workshops and training courses for consolidating digital skills. He cites a business intelligence tool that analyses the profitability of contracts as an example of an MVP that was recently developed at the Berlin SCL. “We

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TGW to Add Digital Twin to ‘Rovolution’ Upgrade

Logistics Business Magazine

At LogiMAT 2020, TGW is continuing on its course of progress and adding a digital twin of Rovolution to the product line. The digital focus also includes a comprehensive platform for networked fulfilment center that gives customers an overview of the entire system and is the basis for various evaluation tools and services.