The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When “trams” (coal carts) were in short supply, for example, the “trammers” would horde carts to optimize their team’s performance at the expense of other teams being limited by the number of carts available. A classic example of this is a heijunka or load-leveling box. This all changed shortly after WWII.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

The factory models can include how long it takes to set up a machine, how many units per hour can be made by the machine, how long routine maintenance takes, how many workers are needed, and the hours the plant works, among others. The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. This would be a three-way tradeoff.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

They realized then that Boeing had to transform itself from an engineering company focused solely on meeting engineering challenges to one focused on meeting the needs of the customers. But the key to meeting the needs of the customers was more than just understanding those needs better. Usually… overtime.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Increasingly it is recognized that the executive planning meetings, that typically take place once a month, should be chaired by a top floor executive – a chief financial officer, chief operations officer, or even chief executive officer. Your inventory levels in the factory are right, your routings are accurate.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Many of today’s manufacturing trends are in line with the industry’s goals to improve processes, create more efficiency, and meet consumer demand. For example, manufacturing output has been expected to increase by 2.4 Another reason for increased output is the changes in manufacturing factories and their companies. Industry 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. For example, planning was still done using spreadsheets. I’m a factory rat,” Mr. Fitzgerald declared.

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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

Automation is the process of minimizing manual labor using machines Automation includes using various equipment and control systems such as factory processes, machinery, boilers, heat-treating ovens, steering, etc. They have fixed machines that enable their production of large quantities of soft same-unit drinks to meet high demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. SCP solutions set target service levels , for example 99% for the most important customers and 95% for the rest, and achieves those service level targets at the lowest cost. Here the savings are based on transportation and facility cost savings.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. The AI, for example, should flag any orders that are way beyond the normal demands. .

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Many of today’s manufacturing trends are in line with the industry’s goals to improve processes, create more efficiency, and meet consumer demand. To combat the shortage, manufacturers are looking for ways to recruit and retain skilled talent, by raising wages and reskilling current talent to meet company needs. Industry 4.0

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here are examples of the tangible return-on-investment (ROI) ERP can bring to your business: Maintain competitive advantage with ERP. During the pandemic ERP kept industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access to data, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St. For example, are your items: Relatively small and easy to handle, like novelty toys or clothing? Their pros and cons. Let's dive in! Table of Contents.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

The fabricated metals industry operates with a low margin in a highly competitive market and material availability, production schedules and workforce skills must align to meet customer expectations. Challenge: Meeting unique customer requirements. Challenge: Skills gap on the factory floor.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2019

The extra capacity is required to meet the sustained and growing demand for Flexi trucks from third party logistics specialists as well as own-account warehouse operators across a diverse range of industry sectors – both in the UK and worldwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

MASSROBOTICS hosted a meeting on September 8 to discuss the proposed scope for version 2 of its AMR Interoperability Standard. More detailed information, such as an architectural overview, diagrams of mission flow examples including request and response, assignment and update, and cancel mission. Version 1.0 rather than overwriting it.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

According to information obtained from at least three executives from some of the largest container lines, there is a concerted effort to meet the surprisingly high demand from US shippers. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many factories were forced to close to avoid cross infections. Most ships are actually on the water at the moment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This variability in manufacturing operations led the OTTO team to develop its AMR offering as a platform on which applications can be activated to meet specific needs. One is an OPC UA-based interface for connecting to the factory control layer. OTTO’s technology development is guided by three main tenets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 27, 2024

Supply chain management involves efficiently orchestrating suppliers, factories, warehouses, transportation modes, and points of sale so that products are produced and distributed in the right quantities, place, and time. The goal is to minimize total operating costs and meet customer service expectations.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. So when a COVID outbreak hit the port of Yantian – which services factories in the Shenzhen area and handles about 13 million TEU (20’ containers) a year – supply chains were already teetering. Credit: Lufthansa ).

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MTS Logistics

MAY 13, 2024

I was at the TPM meeting back in early 2024. One major example is semiconductors. It’s worth even checking where/how companies’ main factories are doing sourcing from and de-risking sourcing by switching (if possible) to areas where threat levels are much lower.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The coming months are going to be a real test of the shipping industry in terms of how it can manage capacity and coordinate to meet the needs of customers. Chinese factories are facing challenges of meeting excessive orders that are way beyond their current capacity. The statistics are startling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Or the impact of a tier 3 supplier delay on the part you need getting on a truck to your plant in time for you to meet the production schedule so you can deliver on time in full to meet your customer’s newest requirements?”. One example is an alert that a truck will be late based on a GPS feed. – mentioned above.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

When a plan is created for one business function, like manufacturing for example, that plan effects things like customer service levels, profitability, cash flows, staffing and many other things. The goal is to produce an integrated plan that meets the strategic goals of the overall organization. This is a rolling one-month process.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Mars uses it to oversee production processes, preventing overfilling in factories, while Michelin leveraged 80,000 simulations for strategic sourcing, saving €10 million annually in logistics and boosting profit margins by 5%. Leading companies like Mars and Michelin have successfully integrated digital twin technology.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Manufacturers Can Re-evaluate Factory Processes. . Since the skills gap reflects changes in how manufacturers operate, it represents the opportunity for manufacturers to re-evaluate their current factory processes, including a wide, diverse group of job positions, explains ThomasNet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. The processing units in an oil refinery, for example, operate at high temperature and high pressure. One example of the value of machine learning in demand planning comes from Mahindra & Mahindra. These constraints need to be understood.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 27, 2022

The new problems stem from the recent port lockdowns, factory closures in Asia, a slow down in production, and mixed signals on U.S. For example, recently Target was forced to write down the value of excess inventory that’s stuck in warehouses. consumer demand despite increasing inflation. Furthermore, T.J. Let’s not forget U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Orders can be cancelled, rush orders come in, factory machines go down, port congestion occurs, and so forth. For example, a suggestion from the system might be to transfer 96,154 units of a stock keeping unit to a distribution center in Denver to fill a projected backorder. Allocation is a good example of this.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

During the war there was huge growth and turnover within the industrial base as production shifted from civilian products (locomotives, for example) to wartime production (tanks). That is the purpose of these meetings. Does that statement meet the objective of good relations between a supervisor and his direct reports?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

How can you get the factory to truly change their processes to make a better product? Even fixes that strike you as a “no brainer” might not have been considered by the factory. This is especially true for a factory that is less-established and hasn’t yet developed effective quality management systems. .

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 16, 2015

Most factories today are clean, high-tech production environments and offer high-paying, stable employment opportunities. The use of video testimonials would show kids a real-life example of a pier that chose a manufacturing career. We need to educate parents about manufacturing careers. Kids need hands - on training.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

His definition is closely linked to the concept of sustainable development, which the 1987 Brundtland Report describes as ‘‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs’’. Examples of CSR Programmes. Example #1: Lego. Example #2: Salesforce.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 26, 2022

A fully-integrated ERP solution enables manufacturers to tackle the immense challenges they face by optimizing their business operations, meeting and satisfying customer demands, and increasing factory output without having to add additional headcount to meet these goals.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For example, the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals vs. processing liquid waste in the mining industry. In the pharmaceutical example, it is a batch process manufacturing where the products are made as specified groups. By connecting to machine sensors and other devices, it can help to digitize the factory to Industry 4.0

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 1, 2022

Ongoing challenges in the supply chain, such as shortages caused by increased demands and the shutting down of some factories, continue to affect manufacturing businesses even to this day. It records all the parts, materials, and processes used on the factory floor. What is a Bill of Materials? However, BOM offers more value.

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Dedola Global Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2021

Matson Line’s “California Port Congestion Surcharge,” MSC’s “Congestion Surcharge,” and Hapag-Loyd’s “Value-Added Surcharge” are some examples. Once your shipper/factory/agent books with us, we commit that space to the carrier. We then must pass that fee along to you.

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