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Highlights from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2015

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As stated in his presentation , “most companies define themselves in terms of what they already do, not the benefits they provide.” Gartner (@Gartner_inc) May 13, 2015. Gartner and Bill Gilbert from SABIC presented their thoughts on next generation talent management within supply chain.

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The 4 Key Processes Enabled by a Transport Management System (TMS) in 2015

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In fact, recent studies have shown that only about 35 percent of shippers are using TMS to manage their operations. The collection of vital data, such as rates and route options, allows the TMS to present the data in an easy to understand format so that logistics managers make the best decision possible about transportation.

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Toyota Kata and Culture Change

The Lean Thinker

When we study “culture” we are looking at the groups’ default patterns of interaction. Actually the message of “adaptive leadership” has been present since at least the first KataCon back in 2015. In the end, I think they all come down to various ways of saying “how people talk to each other.”

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Executive Rounding: Taking the Organization’s Vitals

The Lean Thinker

The second case study was about Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Maryland , and I want to go into a little more depth here about an element that has, so far, been a keystone to the positive changes they are seeing. Sara Abshari and Eileen Jaskuta are presenting the Meritus story at the AME conference next week (October 9, 2017).

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The Cancer of Fear

The Lean Thinker

All of this is a unconscious but focused effort to present the illusion that things are progressing according to plan. Back in 2015 Liz Ryan wrote a piece in Forbes online called The Five Characteristics of Fear Based Leaders. Problems are being discussed in hallways, in side conversations, but not written down. Asking for help?

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What is the Biggest Blind Spot in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

What is happening to BMW today is another case study in supply chain risk management. For related commentary, see my June 2015 post, Time to Survive and Nexus Supplier Index: New Measures of Supply Chain Risk Management.]. Here’s an excerpt: Is your supply chain best-in-class? Total Answers 11. Total Votes 11.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

Most of the presenters at Lean Frontier’s recent online Kata Practitioner Day were describing their experiences applying what was outlined in that book. Last year’s KataCon featured a number of presenters who have adapted the routines to their specific situations, and we have seen the Kata morph as they are used “in the wild.”