The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

I was going through some old files and came across a pocket card we handed out back in 2003 or so. The article, in turn, summarizes (and slightly updates) Spear’s findings from his PhD work studying Toyota. Kent Bowen. All work highly specified as to content, sequence, timing, and outcome. PDCA Thinking. Four Rules: 1.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. These study missions were quite eye-opening for the participants.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

A smaller warehouse footprint is achieved at an increased level of productivity (for example, the area can be reduced by as much as 80%, which can be important in the absence of space or the high cost of land). LogisticsIQ’s latest market research study is based on an analysis of 400+ companies with more than 100 in-depth interviews.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

These tools will become the foundation on which supply chain managers gain insight into their markets and erratic supply and demand trends. And while during the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003, China represented 4.3% And “it’s a great tool,” but there are more sophisticated, more accurate tools to do sourcing.

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