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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Their flagship course, Understand LTL: Building an LTL Brain , was released in November 2022 and is designed to make LTL less frustrating and intimidating. The course is unique in that it uses humor, visual appreciation, deep thinking, and lightbulb moments to help students learn about LTL.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. Make no mistake — today, it’s a carrier’s world and shippers are living in it. ELD Mandate.

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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

Steve’s proposal was a Current / Target condition template that includes more than the “blank generic version” but doesn’t focus so much on the cadence and timing: From Steve Medlin’s KataCon presentation. From an industrial engineering standpoint, takt time is an expression of how much capacity you need.

Capacity 360
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The Present and Future of Maritime Competition in Asia

MTS Logistics

Besides China’s undeniable first place, of course, other actors in maritime competition in Asia are also aiming to catch up or even surpass China. This proximity highlights the intense competition within the region, where each country is striving to enhance its maritime influence despite varying sizes and capacities.

Maritime 108
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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

This means we help the team answer questions about global production footprint design, such as “where should we build our breweries,” “where should we invest in capacity,” “how much capacity should we build on which location,” “what kind of equipment should we invest in” and “when should we invest.”. a non-alcoholic beer).

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

Of course, a high stock price enriches those people who already own shares, and makes options and stock grants more valuable, but they didn’t get into that either. ” The result was a 32 hour course that ran two days, then a break, then two days the following week. Elimination of waste: Focus on adding value.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Warehouse capacity: The storage capacity and utilisation of existing facilities. Throughput rates: The processing capacity of distribution centres. Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it.