The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Additionally, Jorge has leveraged his insights with students in Mexico, serving as a clinical professor of entrepreneurship for the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, where he taught an undergraduate course for students majoring in business, economics, and engineering. Jorge holds a B.A.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

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. But the key to meeting the needs of the customers was more than just understanding those needs better.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 19, 2021

We were capable of breaking 12 minutes – not competitive times in a track meet, but respectable. Also, of course, we could make up 5-10 seconds a lap if we really had to. A couple of the instructors were curious why we didn’t go for a faster time. And many times we did when we were just working out. But we never did.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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. Make sure you review the warranty clauses carefully to ensure it meets your needs and requirements. The reverse is also true of course.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In the supply chain arena, the need to make course corrections is exploding. A ‘big bang’ approach, applying a one-size-fits-all AI solution, is not viable in an environment where industrial-grade solutions are needed to meet health, safety, and sustainability goals, Mr. Masson points out. Business cycles are compressing.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 27, 2023

In other words, report out progress (like in a meeting, for example) as though you were answering a version of the Coaching Questions even though they aren’t being asked. Maintaining the Coaching Structure Of course I don’t think this is what Andrea was talking about. Review what we are are trying to accomplish.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

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. To do so is a mistake because a successful and future-proof distribution network design will typically need to meet several objectives. Getting Complicated?

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

The whole goal of an ideal “Just-in-Time” system is that we have only the capacity required to meet the demand. 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. In other words, takt time is the required rate of production. Think of it this way.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

IKEA has a head start, but it’s not too late for Home Depot, LG, Samsung, and e-commerce giant Amazon to correct course. “There is a tremendous opportunity for first movers in clean shipping to show real leadership by committing to end the use of highly polluting fossil fuels within this decade.

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The Lean Thinker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

” Around 3pm I got a call from the technician, and went outside to meet him. 2 At some point, of course, you will likely bump into the threshold of knowledge for the entire organization – the point beyond which nobody really understands how it works. He was still in his van in my driveway, obviously looking at something.

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

” Of course the answer was “No.” The Future State Map is a Hypothesis Once you understand the current condition, the next step is to answer the question, “How does the process need to operate in order to meet our goal?” It isn’t about seeing what you could do by removing waste.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 28, 2023

It was easy to demonstrate that the oven actually had plenty of capacity, and could easily meet the need by operating it as it was designed. Those printouts, of course, only showed output. Then stacks of material would be put on the conveyer – which now had to be slowed down because there was so much solid mass to heat up.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

Businesses, of course, seek to maximize profits. At Infor Nexus’s European Advisory Customer Council meeting in Chamonix, France, Mr. Trevor told the audience, “Fast fashion is crap…” Customers should buy clothes that are “well made and have longevity.” Fast fashion refuse is exported to the third world.

Waste Reduction 114

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

But if demand ramps up significantly over the course of 2027, Torc/Daimler wants to be able to meet it. Daimler Truck will provide the intellectual capital to do high-volume manufacturing and has a dealer network in place. This will be a step-by-step process. The biggest port of entry for the US is not Los Angeles anymore,” Mr.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

I also had to ensure that I planned each route in such a way as to make it possible for the delivery crews to meet the customers delivery time windows. The actual delivery method, of course, would depend upon the type of distribution concerned and the willingness of customers, for example, to execute physical unloading if necessary.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Vessels are expected to seek shelter/alter their course to avoid the impacted areas,” Maersk, the world’s No. For Target, it’s both about meeting consumer demand and living up to its own corporate pledges. An earlier system included waves peaking at 10 meters (32.8 2 container carrier, said in an advisory.

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