The Lean Thinker

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Let me profile a company – I have an actual company in mind, but this one is only a concrete example. For example, are there metrics or line management expectations that run counter to moving continuously toward 1:1 production at takt? If improvement only happens as an event, then it is, by definition, not “continuous.”

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 27, 2024

MTS Logistics today announced our 14th Annual Bike Tour with MTS for Autism, the largest biking event in shipping and logistics, taking place Saturday, June 8, 2024. Now in its 14th year, this annual charity bike event raised over $100,000 for autism acceptance last year.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Kaizen Events. 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. This is independent of whether it is done in a week-long intense event or not. If there is interest, I’ll put something together. Every tool, technique, etc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention. They can also work alongside humans or independently, depending on the task and the environment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

Supply Chain Software 138

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. In warehouses, for example, one solution is labor management. Multinationals knew that events could occur that could cost them tens, or hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

Infor is one example of a supplier that offers both advanced visibility and supply chain planning. A multi-enterprise supply chain network provides visibility to upstream and downstream events that can affect a company’s supply chain. Visibility to Events. Event Intelligence. MSCN and SCP are better together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Buying organizations use this technology to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real-time. These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when a negative event has occurred or may be about to occur.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for example. For example, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law a year ago this week. The instances of extreme weather events continue to grow on a yearly basis. Clearing land and cutting down forests can also release carbon dioxide.

Supply Chains 123

Supply Chains Resource Reduction Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies 123

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Another example of data normalization is accounting for lost sales due to stockouts or waste of perishable products due to overstocking of inventory. For example, the demand for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup will behave much more similarly to the flavor of Chocolate than Rainbow Sherbert. Wouldn’t it be cool to know within minutes?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

And as climate change triggers an increased number of extreme weather events, organisations today rely on weather condition data to ensure their supply chains continue to run smoothly. Without the capacity to then quickly reroute vessels to reduce delays in trade routes, these events become increasingly difficult to overcome.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2022

At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. These events make accurate forecasting very difficult. For example, interest rate hikes tend to deter lower priority investments and those that require debt financing. Review of Prior Impactful Events.

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Envase Technologies

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Envase and Jim were happy to be able to co-sponsor the event. Of course the event was fun, but the real goal is raising money and awareness for two very important and essential causes. This event in Houston is just one example of how Envase gives back to the community.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The frequency of RFP events is only one area that can be improved as shippers look for a better way to manage freight procurement processes. Flexibility to schedule rate bid events based on business needs. Some companies hold bid events quarterly, and others implement ad hoc bids to address issues within a specific geography.

Optimal Sourcing 125

Optimal Sourcing Freight Procurement Logistics Network Optimization Software 125

MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

MTS Logistics recently held an educational environmental training and cleanup event on the beach in Izmir, Turkey. We equipped every event participant – young and old – on how to be the change they want to bring to the world, and how to actually perform the steps needed to make a difference. We had a lot of fun.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

These events also caused supply chain disruptions — although not all the effects may have been fully realized yet,” he said. Hurricane Maria, which slammed into Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, is a prime example of a catastrophe that reverberates through supply chains. Economic situation can cause product or labor shortages.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2021

There seems to be a growing trend of supply chain technology companies sponsoring sporting events and athletes. Earlier this week, for example, project44 announced that it is “entering into its first NASCAR sponsorship with Rick Ware Racing and BYRD Racing.” Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 16, 2021).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It is the world’s biggest sporting event that highlights the globe’s most popular sport. In this example, the tournament location, required infrastructure development, and very scope 3-heavy nature of the event, make the since retracted claim of a “plastic- and carbon-neutral” seem, well, kind of silly to make to being with.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Machine learning also makes it possible to make more granular forecasts – for example, instead of forecasting demand for the company’s products in the Eastern Region of the U.S., Instead of monthly forecasts, for example, a weekly forecast can improve agility. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores. This sounds obvious.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Event management of in-transit goods offers a great example of 5G’s value. 5G connectivity will shape tomorrow’s fulfillment operations - nullifying latency, extending the cloud's reach, enabling real-time inventory status updates, supporting real-time analytics and more.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 24, 2022

On June 20, Linde Material Handling literally laid out the red carpet for its customers and other interested parties for nine event days. The WoMH is an event that is second to none in the material handling industry. The international event created by Linde MH for this purpose sets an example in this regard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. Unless the new Watch has been designed to suck CO2 directly from the atmosphere, he jokes, it’s not actually carbon neutral.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

To cite just one example, a study published in late 2023 on the introduction of wearable exoskeletons found that they could reduce muscle strain in workers with the most strenuous jobs by up to 30 percent. The focus here is on sensor-based safety and ergonomic workstation design at transfer points and the periphery of the line, for example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

ML looks into historical data (for example, transit time statistics of carriers) and data from impactful external factors (such as port congestion, weather or holidays) and uses this information to develop more accurate transit time estimates. These can include traffic conditions, port congestion, storms, and holiday closures.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2021

For the first time since its inception, the 25th Annual ARC Industry Forum in February was hosted as a virtual event. The Forum had a record number of global attendees and speakers this year who took advantage of this “virtual,” online event to network, collaborate, and share actionable strategies for successful digital transformation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

According to the survey, 44% of respondents have a general sense of potential climate change risks based on previous events. However, the past is not a good predictor of future climate change events, as the severity and impact of events will escalate. Lack of Foresight is Biggest Challenge.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

Playing it safe in the event of a fault: The LCAM 308 IP camera from Leuze monitors hidden areas on stacker cranes and conveyor lines. This allows operators of logistics centres to trace back events reliably and rectify faults quickly and efficiently. This enables events to be easily traced back. Diverse functions.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Events Document Material Savings 65

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Generative AI is a major topic at all the enterprise events this year. The Oracle Cloud/Uber solution is a much quicker and easier way to acquire these capabilities because the capabilities are enabled by configuration rather than having to put in a complex new system.This is an example of an ecosystem-to-ecosystem solution.

Supply Chain Software 131

Supply Chain Software Food and Agriculture Inventory Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 131

Trimble

JUNE 13, 2023

The truth is the cost of unplanned stops and out-of-route events could be costing your business more than you think. Out-of-Route events refer to instances where a driver deviates from the planned route or makes unplanned stops during a trip. One effective approach is to leverage accurate route planning technologies.

Cost Reduction 52

Cost Reduction Optimization Software Events Expense Reduction 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

For example, we can have “Texas Small Volume” customers and “Florida Peak Season” customers, or “East Coast High Margin” customers and “Carolinas High Priority” customers. For example, a model for a company with twenty distinct customers with unique buying patterns, who are located all around the world, might not require aggregation at all.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. In the past the event was only held on Nov.11 This year’s event featured two sales windows on Nov.1-3 For example, JD’s Single Day Grand Promotion started at 8pm on Oct.31 1-3 and Nov.11.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 81

Logistics Network Optimization Software Events Supply Chain Software Article 81

Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The system combines location-based and event-based functionality. Examples include if the operator lifts a load above recommended heights or where there is increased pedestrian traffic, obstacles or other hazards. The speed is automatically reduced at the end of an aisle, at junctions or in the event of obstacles.

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

MARCH 1, 2021

While this example may seem extreme, this incident happened in late 2020, and there have been several other similar incidents since. We do offer all risk Marine Insurance for peace of mind and coverage in the unlikely event your vehicle is damaged. “Cargo ship ONE Apus loses more than 1,800 containers in Pacific storm.”.

Events 98

Events Packaging Cargo Course 98

MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

” A recent example of low water levels can be seen in the Amazon River. When we face decreasing or increasing water levels, extraordinary natural events, and disasters, these connections can quickly break. We saw this very clearly during the Covid pandemic.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Events Article 77

FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

These major weather events affect transportation markets in the days leading up to the event and following the events in different ways. Major weather events hamper transportation markets from both the demand and supply sides of the market. The demand side of the market is an easier impact to understand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. An operation that is optimizing the real time flow of goods is also well-positioned to manage unexpected events. Look at the big picture. The only solution is to boost efficiency by optimizing processes for the long term.

Data 150

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EazyStock

APRIL 20, 2020

Planned Events for Managing Forward Orders. A planned event is when your customer has a planned event where the future demand is known; for example scheduled repairs and maintenance. This gives you a number of benefits: Planned events, such as scheduled repairs and maintenance, can take place as planned.

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