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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

A military logistician is a study in contrasts. 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. A link to his site can be found here.

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How to Boost Worker Productivity by Promoting a Positive Mindset

GlobalTranz

Workers who are present but performing less than 100 percent due to illness or stress actually cost companies more on worker productivity than absent workers do, losing an average 12.4 days lost due to absence, according to a study by Willis Towers Watson. Negativity in the workplace hurts worker productivity and costs money.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

The main reason was that we were trying to manage our investments as optimally as possible. We also do a lot of production capacity studies in different countries, but it always took a long time to gather and validate data for each country. At the same time, we were looking for a cloud-based solution which supported optimization.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. In reality, it would take several rounds of fine-tuning to get all the orders sorted into routes without leaving any vehicles underutilised.”

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Urban Logistics: How to Master the Megacity Challenge

Sabinext

Moving thousands of people and products effectively from A to B on a daily basis is an incredibly complex exercise, both financially and environmentally. The Future of Urban Mobility study by Arthur D. Nighttime presents additional opportunities for sharing. trillion. Data-driven approach. Sustainable logistics solutions.

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Swinging into action – reflections on East Timor by a logistics Unit Commander Part Three

Logistics in War

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician, there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. Unwillingness to Regroup Assets. The proposal was denied.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

The main reason was that we were trying to manage our investments as optimally as possible. We also do a lot of production capacity studies in different countries, but it always took a long time to gather and validate data for each country. At the same time, we were looking for a cloud-based solution which supported optimization.