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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. Simon’s employer was a supplier of beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

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Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Logistics Bureau

I recently attended a great presentation during which the presenter referred to a BHAG —a big hairy audacious goal. The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. Slowly the productivity went up. For example, their increase in productivity was 217 percent.

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How to Boost Worker Productivity by Promoting a Positive Mindset

GlobalTranz

Negativity in the workplace hurts worker productivity and costs money. 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 of productivity a year versus an average 3.5

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Ambitious Growth Plans? Your Customers Will Right-Size You

The Lean Thinker

He is reflecting his experience in varied industries that if a company grows beyond its ability to deliver quality product, on time, then order volume will drop until it reaches a point that performance returns. Then ask “What is our plan to close this gap?” – and run the same exercise on executing that plan.

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Learning to See in 2023

The Lean Thinker

It took four 11×17 (A3 size) sheets taped together to depict what happened as raw steel came in one end of the building and was cut, bent, welded, painted, and assembled with purchased components into the final product. ” But there is another, more tactical, reason to ask this question.

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ShipMonk Summits Enhance 3PL Mindsets

Ship Monk

Past summit highlights have included inspiring presentations from ShipMonk leadership, such as founder and CEO Jan Bednar , Chief Revenue Officer Kevin Sides, Chief Product Officer Rafael Zakinov, VP of Client Experience Christine Warren, and Chief People Officer Stuart Horowitz.

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Cultivate a Stickier Customer Base Using WMS Add-On Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

Instead of manually entering data at set intervals throughout the month – an after-the-fact exercise prone to errors and omissions – an automated solution captures billable activities correctly in real-time, improving overhead utilization, cost control, and revenue leakage at once.