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How to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient

Logistics Bureau

Common examples of Supply Chain Disruptions So what are the main reasons that you need to consider supply chain resiliency in the first place? Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards.

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Outsourcing transport and warehousing: How to be Successful

Logistics Bureau

For example, companies that have their own in-house vehicle fleet often struggle to deliver products on time. It must be a joint exercise. For instance, a service ratio of less than 98% of deliveries delivered on time is a major issue for modern consumers as they have become far more demanding. This is a mistake.

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Overproduction vs. Fast Improvement Cycles

The Lean Thinker

“Small Changes” Doesn’t Mean “Slow Changes” No matter how good your solution or idea, it is just an academic exercise until it is anchored as the an organizational norm. The rate limit on improvement is established by how quickly people can absorb changes to their daily, habitual routine.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. It may do, but how do you know? Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise. How to Prioritise New Supply Chain Capabilities.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. You don’t have to think about it, because it is a habit.

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How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking

Logistics Bureau

So, for example, if your business competes strongly on price, you might go heavy on the cost-reduction side of supply chain management, setting objectives centered on savings. Conflicting KPIs: A Brief Example. How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain With KPIs. The Importance of Aligned Objectives.

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What Is Your Target Story?

The Lean Thinker

Do that before they even think about how they are going to teach it. Then develop training experiences and exercises that they believe will allow the learner to pass the test. As in the example above, a target condition should also be testable. Testing Your Target Condition.