The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Do you have “standard work” documents that are rarely followed? To paraphrase Elon Musk, the greatest waste of time is improving something that shouldn’t even exist. Some obstacle has been discovered, we have to better understand what it is – at least enough to get it documented. What is its purpose?
GoShip Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Conditions such as the freight container’s temperatures and the care exercised during loading and unloading are carefully considered when transporting specialty goods. Preparing your documents ahead of time prevents delays and hefty late fees or fines. Wasted pallet space is wasted money and an invitation for accidents.
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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 in War
AUGUST 18, 2019
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. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process.
Conger
MAY 6, 2019
To eliminate waste without sacrificing productivity to improve customer value. Everything Toyota does – talent management, planning, product development, problem solving – all areas of the business are infused with lean principles - the utopia being total elimination of waste and 100% customer satisfaction.
Logistics in War
MARCH 6, 2020
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. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process.
Conger
MAY 6, 2019
To eliminate waste without sacrificing productivity to improve customer value. Everything Toyota does – talent management, planning, product development, problem solving – all areas of the business are infused with lean principles - the utopia being total elimination of waste and 100% customer satisfaction.
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