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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

From an industrial engineering standpoint, takt time is an expression of how much capacity you need. The whole goal of an ideal “Just-in-Time” system is that we have only the capacity required to meet the demand. If the system is even able to run faster than the takt time, we have excess capacity. Why Takt Time?

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Find Ways Around Tight Capacity During Produce Season

Trinity Logistics

It’s not a secret that capacity remains tight and freight rates stay high. Yet, produce shippers that take the time to think about the situation and what they can do to push through will have a better chance at finding capacity and keeping costs manageable. The challenges with finding capacity during produce season aren’t new.

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MTS Logistics: An Example of Great Customer Service in Shipping

MTS Logistics

The capacity to influence the purchasing experience, engage customers throughout the entire delivery lifecycle, and offer valuable real-time delivery information sets market leaders apart from their competitors. What sets shipping and logistics companies apart for great customer service?

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Shipsta by Freightos Introduces Rate Refresh: The Future of Agile Procurement in 2025

Freightos

Recent research across 50+ procurement professionals found them most concerned with the impact of external factors on operations, with rising costs ( 55% ), geopolitical disruptions ( 45% ) and capacity constraints ( 38% ) at the top concerns. Why Rate Refresh?

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The New World Of Warehousing with Matt Fain

The Logistics of Logistics

Matt and his partner, Derek Loftus started popcapacity in 2021 with the goal of delivering frictionless 3PL warehousing and fulfillment capacity by leveraging marketplace style technology and AI. Example: Ware2Go is providing on demand warehousing, so companies can scale with on?demand About p opcapacity. Customer experience.

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Produce Shippers: Find Capacity During Produce Season

Trinity Logistics

It’s no secret that capacity gets tighter and freight rates higher for all shippers during produce season. Yet, produce shippers that make use of these suggested tips have a better chance of finding capacity and keeping their costs manageable. Fighting tight capacity and high freight rates? Shipping temperature-sensitive items?

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Empowering a Greener, Smarter Future in Logistics Through AI

MTS Logistics

For example, route optimization algorithms help logistics companies reduce travel distances and fuel consumption by determining the most efficient paths based on real-time data, such as traffic and weather conditions.