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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. Don’t Confuse the Tool with the Goal. It means we need to find a different tool.

Capacity 360
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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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The State of Logistics Podcasting with Blythe Brumleve

The Logistics of Logistics

They talk about the growing popularity of podcasts in the logistics industry and how podcasting can be a helpful tool for professionals to stay up-to-date on industry trends and insights. Present-day, Blythe and her team oversee the management of dozens of websites to help the one-person marketing team flourish.

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The Past, Present, and Future of Technology in the Warehouse

Logistics Bureau

That’s probably one of the first differences you’d notice between a warehouse of today and that of 25-plus years ago – and of course it’s down to technology. There’s another supervisor, and another over there, although you can hardly see her for all the operatives moving among the pick faces in that aisle. But What About the Warehouse?

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. 1 There are times when any specific tool is appropriate, and there are no universal tools. Kaizen tools included. Classes and Courses ? Every tool, technique, etc.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. Of course, every company with a distribution fleet to manage will have achieved some degree of maturity in the route optimisation journey.

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DFB Tech Stack: Invoice Reconciliation

Parade

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This post was written in collaboration with , OpenEnvoy , a leading automated invoice reconciliation tool. Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow.