The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Colin Fox, an early consultant in the world of flow production, had led a series of study missions to Japan that engaged Boeing’s top 100 or so leaders. These study missions were quite eye-opening for the participants. But all of this was 2002. One of them was the Boeing 737 moving line.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. A monumental after-effect has been the subtraction of years of training knowledge from the domestic U.S.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

A case study, published by Modern Machine Shop several years ago, caught our eye recently. Although it was published in 2002, the case study highlighted the data collection struggles of a particular manufacturing company that probably rings true for many SMEs and large corporations alike.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician [1] , there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. However, for simplicity I’ll use the term logistics. [2]

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2021

One study of twentieth-century conflicts since 1939 found that the average time between the ‘first indication of war and the firing of the first shots has been 14.3 The ADF will have had to expand its training capacity, logistics, and invest in new capabilities to create strategic advantages. 2] Babbage, R., ‘Ten 7] Van Creveld, M.,

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Blog on Log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books, 2002) Publisher’s Blurb: “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” and consequently make better-informed decisions.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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.

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