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Is Your Problem Technical or Adaptive?

The Lean Thinker

No matter which of those courses of action I chose, they are not things I can assign to someone else to do for me. The expansion, examples and explanations are my interpretation. A new ERP system is a prime example. I could take fewer risks, though that would mean plateauing my own learning. I have to do the work myself.

MRP 195
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Instant Online Quoting Will be an Essential Tool for Liner Carriers

ShipLilly

An example is that of Evergreen Line which has publicly declared its capabilities in this respect. Mediterranean shipping company’s new self-serve tool. And of course, we’re looking at the uptake curve. The German line Hapag-Lloyd was first to market with an instant quoting tool called Quick Quotes.

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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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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

It is a brilliant tool.” At one of the demo booths, what stood out was the ability of the procurement solution to track savings leakage over the course of a contract. For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” My advice,” he concluded, “is just jump in.

SAP 145
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Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?

The Lean Thinker

If I need to make 96 units during the course of an 8 hour day, then I need to have made 48 units in four hours. This is true in Steve’s example of an Emergency Department. Asking and answering these questions is the purpose of many of the “lean tools” – including takt time. are an example of this.

Capacity 360
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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

The exchange of information, meetings and even training sessions run smoothly for us despite social distance – digital communication tools such as Slack or the video conferencing software Zoom make it possible. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. How can we pass this test?

Course 52
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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

The exchange of information, meetings and even training sessions run smoothly for us despite social distance – digital communication tools such as Slack or the video conferencing software Zoom make it possible. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. How can we pass this test?

Course 52