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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

The second part of the class involved a facilitator leading our group through discussion of the “grieving process” as it relates to “change” and trying to draw out how we felt about it. Then we were video-linked to other groups in identical sessions, perhaps in some effort to show how we were all in this together.

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Manhattan Associates Joins a Select Group of SCM Software Vendors in the Billion Dollar Club

Logistics Viewpoints

Manhattan joins a select group of supply chain software suppliers generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. This reflects the difficulty in synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing and fulfilling in the short-term time planning horizon.

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Understanding How Your Customer Thinks with Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

From the 16 personalities, you can group them into four temperament categories. [07:30] 11:45] Take us through each one of these groups and how to identify them. [12:50] For example, Richard Branson, the English business magnate behind the Virgin Group is an experiencer. Elon Musk is another example of a theorist.

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Being Adaptive Drives Resiliency and Margins in Collaborative Supply Chain Networks (CSCN)

Logistics Viewpoints

Top Challenges Faced by Companies: Customer Preferences: Example: An online fashion retailer faces the challenge of constantly changing customer preferences. Supply side shifts: Example: A global coffee manufacturer experiences disruptions due to a natural disaster affecting one of its key suppliers in Brazil due to dry weather.

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What is a “Socio-Technical System?”

The Lean Thinker

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. .” The system was not without its problems, however. This all changed shortly after WWII.

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CargoWise Chosen as Global Solution for Seafrigo Group

Logistics Business Magazine

Seafrigo Group and WiseTech Global have announced the global rollout of CargoWise, the integrated cloud-based logistics execution platform, across 19 countries in the Seafrigo network. This is another example of the importance our technology and digitalisation capabilities play in delivering real solutions in a fast-changing industry.”.

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What Can A 3PL Invest in Today to Remain Competitive for Tomorrow?

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group’s research on the warehouse technology markets ( WMS , Warehouse Automation , and Mobile Warehouse Robotic s) shows that 3PLs are prominent investors in technology. I had the opportunity to speak with Alan Prillaman, SVP of Client Services at Open Sky Group , about the 3PL market.

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