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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

At KataCon 2020, Steve Medland posed a problem that comes up fairly often: The default Toyota Kata process analysis (“grasp the current condition”) involves determining takt times and cycle times for the process, and a lot of processes don’t have an obvious repeating cadence. It means we need to find a different tool.

Capacity 360
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Analysis: Today’s Global Economy vs. Global Container Shipping

MTS Logistics

increase from 2020. Considering higher capacity, with reduced demand, these tools have barely any impact. The post Analysis: Today’s Global Economy vs. Global Container Shipping appeared first on More Than Shipping. For example: The global GDP growth rate for 2021 was 6.02%, a 9.1%

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2020 Supply Chain Management Trends

EazyStock

Intro to 2020 Supply Chain Management Trends. The new year is upon us, and with the end of 2019 we reach the end of the decade – and the beginning of 2020. 2020 supply chain management trends will further these shifts. 2020 supply chain management trends will further these shifts. Greening” the Supply Chain.

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REPOST: What Will Tomorrow’s Freight Broker Do with Ben Buchanan

The Logistics of Logistics

He earned his logistics stripes at GlobalTranz, learning the business and riding the fast growth wave to impactful leadership positions, and under Buchanan’s leadership at Loadsmart the account sales team has grown in headcount by 860% and in revenue by 578% (1H YoY 2020 – 2021). Mode optimization automatically included in each quote.

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What Will Tomorrow’s Freight Broker Do with Ben Buchanan

The Logistics of Logistics

He earned his logistics stripes at GlobalTranz, learning the business and riding the fast growth wave to impactful leadership positions, and under Buchanan’s leadership at Loadsmart the account sales team has grown in headcount by 860% and in revenue by 578% (1H YoY 2020 – 2021). Mode optimization automatically included in each quote.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. The Journey to Improve Service When Mr. Masters joined the company in August of 2020, the company had three business units each using its own carriers. This made the data analysis easier. This made the data analysis “painful.” We did not have a great spot tool.”

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Supply Chain Data Visibility Paramount as Industry Lurches into Next Chapter

IoT World Today

Supply chain recovery hinges on incorporating robust data analytics and other data-driven tools into business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs and proactively manage risk. Many product components are sourced from Asia, which experienced a major slowdown in production in early 2020.