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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. Maybe they wanted to show the thinking behind how requests for things like upgraded tooling were evaluated. Elimination of waste: Focus on adding value.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020. Networking.

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How to Deal with Supply Chain Disruptions

GoShip Blog

It will also be best to build up your inventory and find backup suppliers from different locations in the event of a disruption. The best course of action to successfully assess risk and prepare for these disruptions is to get support from a logistics and supply chain expert. . Partnering with a Logistics Expert.

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Is Your Problem Technical or Adaptive?

The Lean Thinker

To cut to the chase, I ended up learning how to spell “anterior cruciate ligament” and later on how to spell “arthroscope.” No matter which of those courses of action I chose, they are not things I can assign to someone else to do for me. There were places where I would be in over my head.

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A Lean Leadership Pocket Card

The Lean Thinker

It was used in conjunction with our “how to walk the gemba” coaching sessions that we did with the lean staff, and then taught them to do with leaders. It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools.

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Another Tale from the Past

The Lean Thinker

It was Tuesday afternoon of a traditional five-day kaizen event. Those printouts, of course, only showed output. We were partnered with consultants that we paid for with the idea of eventually learning to lead these events on our own. Since then the company has been through a series of mergers and acquisitions.

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Resilience Equals Performance in Supply Chain – How to Improve It

Logistics Bureau

Of course, the criticality of such elements is the same now as it always was. If, like many business leaders, you’re looking for ways to make your supply chain more resilient to major disruptions and black swan events, you might like to consider initiatives based on the following guiding principles. Lessons From a Pandemic.