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. Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc. Sometimes that gap is small. Sometimes it is huge. Simple is Best.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

The idea was that the original leadership teams would teach this course to the next level of leadership, then train people at that level to teach the next – and cascade the teaching through the leadership ranks. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example. Usually… overtime.

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Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Crew Group, for example, recently debuted its “Eco Jean,” a selection of denim it boasts is made from “sustainably dyed organic Italian cotton.”. Nearly twice as much apparel was sold in 2017 than in 2003. So we can’t help but wonder: Is the apparel industry next? Earlier this year, Levi Strauss & Co.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

For example, American commentators go so far as saying there is a ‘crisis’ in flagging a range of contemporary preparedness problems within the US Department of Defense including aviation incidents, capability gaps created with lower Defence budgets, and inadequate logistics support to the fielded force.

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Globalior

JULY 9, 2020

Countries can employ various non tariff barriers such as : Sanctions Embargoes Bans Quotas Licensing controls Regulatory requirements What are a few non tariff barrier examples to illustrate the above? For example, the United Nations had imposed sanctions against Iraq from 1990 to 2003.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Training led by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Southern Africa region expand the options for emergency response Aerial assessment of Mozambique floods using drones, January 2019. These new skills are the result of multiple training opportunities led by WFP on how to fly, map, and coordinate with UAS.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Cons: There will be significant breaks in established processes that will deviate from the ‘usual way of doing things’; A potentially more expensive training process and possible personnel resistance; There are conceivable risks of complex integration with existing specific legacy or self-written systems.

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