The Lean Thinker
AUGUST 31, 2022
Kaizen Events. 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. This is independent of whether it is done in a week-long intense event or not. If there is interest, I’ll put something together.
The Logistics of Logistics
DECEMBER 5, 2022
in Exercise & Wellness from Arizona State University and M.S. Emerge’s RFP technology platform is part of the new generation of freight technologies and Brad points out that shippers can use the system for free – and creating an RFP event takes hours, not weeks or months. Brad’s higher education includes a B.S. About Emerge.
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Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 16, 2025
The resilience of your supply chain is determined by its structure and operations, whether we’re dealing with major immediate events like a pandemic or gradual systemic changes to your business environment over time. Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards.
MTS Logistics
AUGUST 14, 2023
The erratic Arctic environment necessitates specialized navigation and infrastructure, forcing shipping companies to exercise caution when entering these uncharted territories. Challenge 4: Insurance Challenges The rise of extreme weather events creates dilemmas for the insurance industry.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 13, 2022
However, the rapid shifts that companies are going through given the aforementioned trends, progressive companies are laying a robust data foundation and enabling a digital twin of the physical supply chain so they can conduct Design exercises on demand with increasing frequency. Wanted to share these thoughts here.
The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools. This exercise was inspired by a few of us who had experiences “ in the chalk circle ” especially with Japanese senseis who had been direct reports to Taiichi Ohno.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 23, 2024
Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.
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