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Sustaining National Defence – logistics investment in the National Defence Strategy

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont On 17 April 2024, Defence’s Integrated Investment Plan was published as a companion to Australia’s National Defence Strategy. [1] This Program was a component of the Strategic Reform Program initiated with the 2009 Defence White Paper. Before this time, the situation was grim.

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Cost Reduction Strategies in Supply Chain: Guide

Logistics Bureau

If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits. For example, if a supplier’s product codes or pallet sizes do not match those used by the enterprise, products will have to be recoded and reorganised. Cost savings flow directly to the bottom line.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

From my perspective, I think Toyota Kata as a topic has evolved quite a bit since the original book was published in 2009. On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. As I see it, that evolution has taken two tracks.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. With the right strategies in purchasing, logistics and supply chain, you can navigate through a recession and come out as a winner.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. Your distribution strategy too, will have a bearing on network optimisation.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Reverse Logistics Strategy 1: Don’t do it!

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Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else

GlobalTranz

While the economy has added some jobs since its nadir in 2009, labor statistics show that employment growth since 2010 has matched, not outpaced, growth of the labor force. labor force was 35 percent smaller than it is today). Admittedly, this data is only current through 2011, but manufacturing employment data tells a similar story.