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Awesome LEGO Warehouse Needs Your Votes to Get it Produced!

Logistics Matter

My passion for logistics didn’t reveal itself until I visited a warehouse during a Logistics Management course when I studied Business Administration at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. That and my reading of Eliyahu Goldratt’s book The Goal sealed it for me. I needed to be in logistics and have loved it ever since.

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Logistics Knowledge Work in the AI Age with John Delgado

The Logistics of Logistics

Their offerings include apprenticeship programs, customized training courses, and a vast library of short courses. John holds Bachelor’s degrees in Theology and English from Methodist University and has completed postgraduate studies at Harvard Business School. Pathfinder CONSTRUCT provides customized training courses.

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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. These study missions were quite eye-opening for the participants. Soon after these study missions someone decided, “Everyone in management needs to hear this.”

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“A3” is an Obligation for the Coach

The Lean Thinker

” They teach “problem solving” courses so people can learn to do this properly. We had case studies, exercises, all in an effort to teach people to be better problem solvers. ” The thought was that because Toyota has good problem solvers, that their course must be really good. That, of course, is a start.

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What and Where to Study Supply Chain?

Logistics Bureau

I want a Supply Chain career, but what should I study? Which country is best to study Supply Chain? Which colleges have the best Supply Chain courses? These are the most common questions we get here and on our other Social Media channels.

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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, with a considerable proportion of that growth achieved by way of acquisitions.

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The Port of Virginia with Stephen Edwards

The Logistics of Logistics

According to an economic impact study conducted by the Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary, 390,000 Virginia jobs – nearly ten percent of the state’s resident workforce – are linked to port activity across our six terminals. Learn More About The Port of Virginia. Stephen’s LinkedIn. Port of Virginia LinkedIn.