The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 22, 2017

It may well be that that confusion originates from the same term having similar but different definitions depending on the context. Maybe you could say that the Deming circle is for management, and the QC circle is for a group of people that work on faults encountered at the local level.” ” So… I learned something!

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2020

The definition is split into 4 different groups: Extroversion vs. Introversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Values vs, Logic, and Routine vs. Spontaneity. He has found he struggles with realistic timelines and needs to open up to others definition of realistic. Organization is a typical stumbling block for ENFP’s like Ryan.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

Transactional Relationships within a work group This model embeds some tacit assumptions including: If everyone does their job, we get the result we want. I have seen phenomenal teamwork and intrinsic motivation within groups of independent contractors, or hybrid groups with both independent contractors and formal employees.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the Utz Group believes that – in addition to its technological innovation and local service – it is the company’s culture of focusing on people and fostering a sense of community that drives its success. Utz recently held a group-wide conference (pictured) to mark its 75-year milestone.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. It’s definitely not the whole story. But what if that’s not correct?

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Shipping and Freight Resource

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Latest release of DCSA’s Just-in-Time Port Call Programme provides interface standards and API definitions for all 50 port call event timestamps. To provide a global industry framework that preserves investments, DCSA collaborated with ITPCO¹ and IMO² to align port call data definitions to existing standards. About DCSA.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Most ground carriers will allow this declaration to be replaced by a BOL as long as it contains (along with the standard BOL information) a UN code, the proper name of the commodity, the hazmat class and the packing group. The post Documents for Freight Shipping: A Definitive Guide appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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NGT News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has entered into a definitive agreement with CRRC Group’s Tenglong Automotive subsidiary for the manufacturing, distribution and retail sales of Class 1 and Class 2 EV cargo vans in the U.S. Mullen Technologies Inc., and Mexico.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The work also met every definition of “difficult, dirty and dangerous.” In practice, though, these systems tend to isolate people from one another, or into small single task groups in much the same way as happened in the coal mine. ” The system was not without its problems, however. The Mechanistic View.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 15, 2018

Needless to say, the guy didn’t have a lot of credibility with the group, as this was pretty normal behavior. As an alternative, they offer up a definition of coaching by Sir John Whitmore: “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. The very definition of kata implies a structure.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

If you do an online search for “digital transformation definition,” you get about 133 million results, including the following examples: Digital transformation is the application of digital technologies to fundamentally impact all aspects of business and society (Source: InfoWorld ). Source: CIO ).

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MTS Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

West Coast ports, a group of five California ports will partner to create a game-changing data-sharing system for seamless shipments. In major news for U.S. Working together, the alliance of California ports will seek to unify currently siloed data and solve visibility issues, a major reason for supply chain disruptions at U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

As a general definition, a 3PL helps a company to get its offering, conceived in place A, into the hands of its customers in place B. The solution is to back up, figuratively speaking, to the general definition of the need and see how overall trends and developments in the world could make this need map onto other, different solutions.

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Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

McKinse y, Cap Gemini and the Boston Consulting Group all suggest digital transformation is about applying digital technologies [such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain] to operational processes and creating improvements.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

That went something like this: We asked in the Operations Manager LinkedIn Group: What is Reverse Logistics and How Is It Different than Traditional Logistics? Here were some comments by members of the Group. which was a discussion that linked to our post regarding the same subject.). Someone is just making up words.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Rate shopping groups help address these capacity constraints as part of shippers’ ongoing decision-making about the best way to ship each parcel out the door. Based on this context, a shipper will send a parcel to Group A, Group B, etc., Widening our view of carrier capacity management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

This robotics research is focused on mobile robotics that travel under their own control with a level of autonomy adequate to perform intended tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention (for a more detailed scope definition, see Taking Stock of a Hot Technology Market ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ARC Advisory Group, the company that I work for, releases a number of market studies on a number of technologies. ARC’s definition of omni-channel fulfillment is end-delivery centric. These studies utilize a comprehensive bottom-up process for evaluating markets.

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Parade

MARCH 22, 2022

It’s not technically a feature, since it’s more of an alternative configuration of the program, but it definitely deserves the spotlight since it gives the power of capacity management to freight agents, something that’s , unique amongst capacity management vendors. Improved margins. When agents succeed, the company does, too.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 12, 2022

At ShipMonk, it has definitely been one factor that makes our success. Today, the Business Intelligence Group announced ShipMonk as winner of a 2022 Excellence in Customer Service Award. About Business Intelligence Group. And people have noticed.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Resistance to the take-up of alternative fuelled vehicles may be showing signs of decreasing, according to IVECO’s largest truck dealer group in the UK. Guest’s most recent range test has been with Ocado Group. The post Alternative Fuel Resistance On the Wane Says UK Truck Dealer Group appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to ARC Advisory Group research, among the shippers that successfully achieve significant reductions in freight savings, TMS and MTS perform roughly the same. ARC’s definition of TMS is freight centric. Descartes Descartes Systems Group is a public company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2023

According to ARC Advisory Group research, among the shippers that successfully achieve significant reductions in freight savings, TMS and MTS perform roughly the same. ARC’s definition of TMS is freight centric. Descartes Descartes Systems Group is a public company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Parade

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

I’m , Geoff Wolfe and I started with Parade a few weeks ago to lead the Customer Success group. Having worked with machine learning technologies for over a decade, I can definitely say it is no joke. Like a new customer, I've been kicking the tires and lifting the hood of Parade to see if the AI is the real deal.

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Parade

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

I’m , Geoff Wolfe and I started with Parade a few weeks ago to lead the Customer Success group. Having worked with machine learning technologies for over a decade, I can definitely say it is no joke. Like a new customer, I've been kicking the tires and lifting the hood of Parade to see if the AI is the real deal.

Supply Chain Software 78

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to ARC Advisory Group research, among the shippers that successfully achieve significant reductions in freight savings, TMS and MTS perform roughly the same. ARC’s definition of TMS is freight centric. Descartes Descartes Systems Group is a public company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 28, 2015

First, let's start with the definition of a business process. Clearly, this is a broad definition, encompassing a many specific activities. He developed and directed a means to make cars more quickly and more cheaply by creating a set process of mass production, rather than having a group of people make each vehicle "by hand".

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Definition: Solicit your suppliers to come into your company to assist you with Supply Chain Cost Reductions, and other important issues, rather than your suppliers soliciting your purchasing dollar. The first action of the group should be to gather all the information about the item. What is Reverse Marketing? Get a detail of costs.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 22, 2023

Shipper responsibilities include: Determining whether a material meets the definition of a “hazardous material”: This is the first and most important step. They must include details like proper shipping name, hazard class, identification number, and packaging group. These are critical to safe passage.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 29, 2020

A brief definition of pick and pack methods. Items are grouped depending on similar characteristics. Batch picking : This is an approach that groups together different items for different orders. Here, items are grouped into classes based on a shared trait. Class-based inventory management is the next alternative.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released its October report on the ongoing global shipping crisis and analysis for logistics and supply chain professionals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

I like the simplicity and clarity of Informatica’s definition of data quality: Data quality refers to the overall utility of a dataset(s) as a function of its ability to be easily processed and analyzed for other uses. So, what is quality data? What makes good data go bad? And what can you do to stop it before it’s too late?

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2022

The SSI Schaefer Group , a Germany-based family-owned company established more than 85 years ago and a leading international solution provider of modular storage and logistics systems, today published its first Sustainability Report. But to us, this is more than just complying with legal requirements.

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

But 18% of all requests were provided with quotes manually , taking an average of 122 hours and as much as 19 days – definitely slower than most shippers’ desired pace of business! . Both of these groups are showing progress and seeking to pose a threat to traditional freight forwarding, but likewise still have a way to go. .

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

Those are the main questions I discussed with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services at Descartes Systems Group , during a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Spending, and the intent to spend, is definitely up,” says Chris. “In State of TMS market. Is demand for TMS increasing?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Fossil fuel energy prices are expected to remain high, so reducing energy consumption can reduce costs. Firms that are slow to change could find themselves playing catchup. Measuring ESG The saying that you can only manage what you measure is true for ESG.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

together with its subsidiaries, “syncreon” or the “Company”) announced today the Company has successfully entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by DP World , the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. syncreon NewCo B.V.

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