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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. For it to be an optimal solution, a mathematical model needs to be used. That model can then be used to analyze every new situation that arises. Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast?

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

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. Are neither necessary nor sufficient to implement [our operating system]. Kaizen tools included. Kaizen tools included.

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Underwriting preparedness – considering the logistics of the future preparedness system

Logistics in War

What is less easy to treat is the logistics system which underpins the generation of capability. Behind every major warfighting exercise, such as the recent Exercise Talisman Sabre or the successive multinational exercises underway in Europe , the logistics system is tested.

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SEC Group delivers IMHX sustainability zone

Logistics Business Magazine

It is no longer enough to ‘green wash’ your company’s environmental performance or treat issues such as diversity and inclusion in the workplace as another ‘box ticking exercise’. technological, operational and market trends, through cutting-edge, immersive technologies. sustainability?refers

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What Is an Agile Supply Chain?

FourKites

To reach this point, organizations need to ensure that their people are not only trained to perform in the job but also equipped with the right tools and processes to bolster their chances of success. They invest in new technologies and data-driven processes that allow them to exercise precise control over the business.

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IMHX reveals Sustainability Zone

Logistics Business Magazine

A ground-breaking Sustainability Zone will be one of the major highlights at this year’s International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX 2022), when the UK logistics industry’s flagship event returns to the NEC, Birmingham, this September. technological, operational and market trends, through cutting-edge, immersive technologies.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.