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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q3 2020)

Talking Logistics

For example, there’s the upcoming elections in the United. Read more Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q3 2020). The post Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q3 2020) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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KataCon 2020: Ninja Kata and Kata in Secret

The Lean Thinker

For example – one company I have worked with for a long time got hard pushback from their corporate continuous improvement mafia office. In other words, there is no point getting dogmatic about something unless doing so advances your cause in come way. “We don’t have obstacle parking lots.

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Notes from the 2020 TWI Summit – Part 2

The Lean Thinker

Compounding this was that, in his example, the training was TWI Job Instruction – how to train. Tyson zeroed right in on one of the biggest problems with “training” – getting people to adopt the new process or method after we have taught it to them.

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The Top Now That’s Logistics Blog Posts for 2020

Now, That's Logistics

There’s no doubt that 2020 was a real whirlwind. Here’s a rundown of our top-ranked blogs from 2020: #1) A Focus on Health and Safety in the Warehousing Environment. Nordstrom joined DB Schenker as the Regional Head of Ocean Product across the Americas in early-2020.

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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. are an example of this.

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Toilet Paper Shortages, Empty Shelves, and Panic Buying: Just How Bad Did the Grocery Supply Chain Perform in 2020?

Logistics Viewpoints

To say that the pandemic made 2020 a very challenging year would be a gross understatement. Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. For the rest of 2020, service levels stayed at 86%. 2020 was different.

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A First-Timer’s Guide to KataCon

The Lean Thinker

A Breakout Session at the TWI Summit Last year (2022) was “Old friends meeting for the first time” as 2021 had been virtual and the online community really came together during 2020 and 2021. And that community remains. I’m not sure what this year’s vibe will be – every one is different. This happens year-round.