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The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. In order to present the ‘military’ view of a problem in a judicious and ultimately successful manner, military professionals must understand the total concerns of the problem.
The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. In order to present the ‘military’ view of a problem in a judicious and ultimately successful manner, military professionals must understand the total concerns of the problem.
The definition above is not from any textbook, but is one that I am sure you will agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to attain. . Weak order fill and on-time delivery performance. Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above.
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Later we transition the activity to dealer sales in order to engage and advise interested customers on their own lean journeys. We did not measure the productivity gain, but we can very safely assume that we saved each tech 5 minutes (it was definitely more) per parts replenishment visit.".
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Are poor results only attributable to the usual suspects such as weak change control board, less than ideal program management, schedule/cost overruns, poor definition of requirements etc? Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. Was everything prior to execution correct?
Later we transition the activity to dealer sales in order to engage and advise interested customers on their own lean journeys. We did not measure the productivity gain, but we can very safely assume that we saved each tech 5 minutes (it was definitely more) per parts replenishment visit.".
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