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Creative Safety Supply: Kaizen Training and Research Page

The Lean Thinker

It may well be that that confusion originates from the same term having similar but different definitions depending on the context. According to Steve Spear (and other researchers), Toyota’s definition of “standard” is quite different. Anyone who asserts there is has, by definition, closed their mind to the alternatives.

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Tanker Endorsement Regulations: Are You Driving Illegally?

Trinity Logistics

In order to do this, the FMCSA changed the definition of a “tanker,” which, in turn, has changed the requirements for which drivers are required to hold a “tanker endorsement” on their CDL. All states began enforcing this regulation in July 2015. . The FMSCA finally pushed a hard deadline of July 2015 for enforcing the law.

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Tanker Endorsement Regulations: Are You Driving Illegally?

Trinity Logistics

In order to do this, the FMCSA changed the definition of a “tanker,” which, in turn, has changed the requirements for which drivers are required to hold a “tanker endorsement” on their CDL. All states began enforcing this regulation in July 2015. The FMSCA finally pushed a hard deadline of July 2015 for enforcing the law.

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Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

For previous years’ reports: 2015 , 2017 , 2018. The results show progress over previous years, with nearly all forwarders providing an online form (90% compared to 70% in 2015). This year’s Freightos mystery shopper study looked to answer these questions. . Keep reading for the highlights OR. Download the full report here.

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HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not.

The Lean Thinker

As an alternative, they offer up a definition of coaching by Sir John Whitmore: “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. The very definition of kata implies a structure. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. Fed from The Lean Thinker.

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Pharmaceuticals in Reverse Supply Chain Now Hazardous Waste

Material Handling and Logistics

The Obama Administration proposed the current rule in September 2015, offering an entirely new set of management standards for unused pharmaceuticals. This applies to pharmaceuticals that are characteristically toxic, or that meet the definition of certain “listed” wastes, such as P and U listed acutely hazardous substances.

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The Future of Freight and How Brokers Fit In

GlobalTranz

Cerasis is by legal definition a freight broker. If you are not asking, you definitely should. . Taking a wider view, things still look as rosy for freight brokers as they did at the beginning of 2015. So stay smart, keep track of technology and industry trends, and enjoy the rest of 2015.

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