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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

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.

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The New Generation of Microservices-Based Applications Can Create ‘Cliff Events’

Logistics Viewpoints

Executives at Blue Yonder refer to this as a “cliff event.” To avoid a cliff event, Blue Yonder has proceeded by turning its supply chain applications into applications that are part traditional software code and part microservices. Before you drop an order to the distribution center, you need to know how the DC is behaving.”

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

trillion next year, omnichannel revenues may be increasing but so are the chances that something, somewhere, will go wrong on the journey of getting orders to the customer. They can ingest large volumes of functional data and leverage advanced intelligence to recognize broad trends and specific disruptive events. billion to $23.07

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Is Your TMS Enough with Derek Doddridge

The Logistics of Logistics

In addition to the platform, shippers can connect to the Emerge Marketplace which opens access to 35,000 asset based carriers in order to create meaningful freight connections. Emerge is custom built for freight RFP events and as a result the process is streamlined, easy, and saves shippers time and money.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Save your seat today! July 11th, 2023 at 9:30am PDT, 12:30pm EDT, 5:30pm BST

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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Curtis is hosting the industry’s first live LTL Mastermind Event, November 9 th and 10 th in High Point, North Carolina. The closure of Yellow Transportation is a significant event for the LTL industry. Curtis is the Senior VP of LTL at FreightPlus , a managed transportation provider.

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The FreightTech Dilemma with Brad Wheeler

The Logistics of Logistics

In addition to the platform, shippers can connect to the Emerge Marketplace which opens access to 35,000 asset based carriers in order to create meaningful freight connections. Emerge is custom built for freight RFP events and as a result the process is streamlined, easy, and saves shippers time and money.