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3PL Contracts – The Options

Logistics Bureau

Where the existing in-house operation is very inefficient, inappropriately resourced or could gain significantly from being incorporated into a larger operation, then of course savings may be possible. This is best achieved by open discussion and analysis of the activities and product volumes involved.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, weve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. It’s not a short list, so we’ll set it down here as a summary to help you with plans for analysis.

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Tariffs: A Brief History and the Debate of Whether They are Good or Bad

MTS Logistics

Of course, like most peoples reaction to tariffs, the colonists didnt like that idea. Of course things change, but some fundamentals stay the same. They were seen as subjects of the crown and their success benefitted England in more ways than one. However, after the French and Indian War, England had to pay its debts.

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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. ” And that is what takt time gives us.

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A Guide to Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Logistics Bureau

Of course, the big challenge in this type of external benchmarking is obtaining the necessary data, since many companies are wary of sharing performance data with potential competitors. Of course, its also possible to add further tiers for even more granularity, but again, the more levels you have, the more complex your KPI solution.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

Events and disruptions are par for the course in supply chain, so we need tactics to kick in for problem resolution. While analysis can suggest parameters, similar to upper and lower control limits, planners should ultimately set the parameters, based on their knowledge of the business.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Of course it would! This analysis surfaced the need for alternative suppliers for these products. I don’t need to know exactly what’s going on every day.” Dr. Runkle averred. There is a risk tradeoff here. Would it be good to know about other potential risks and plan for them?