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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Colin Fox, an early consultant in the world of flow production, had led a series of study missions to Japan that engaged Boeing’s top 100 or so leaders. These study missions were quite eye-opening for the participants. The new plane was also being designed with producibility in mind.

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Transportation Strategies for Continued Success

Logistics Viewpoints

Ultimately it comes down to whether shippers want to manage their freight spend in-house or outsource it. Ma-chine learning can be used to “learn” these constraints rather than having to do time studies and hard code these constraints into the solution. Address Outsourcing Risks Head On. Invest in IoT.

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Getting Aligned with Business Goals for Successful Logistics Outsourcing

Logistics Bureau

Logistics outsourcing is frequently sold on the dollars and hours it saves a business compared to its in-house operations. Yet those business goals are also a key consideration in logistics and logistics outsourcing. Neither the client nor the logistics services provider make the most of the logistics outsourcing agreement.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. This outsourcing allows the company to focus on its core manufacturing business and higher-value projects. million USD in 2019.

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TMS Growth: E-Commerce and Better Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

I am wrapping up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. The study includes a holistic view of the TMS outlook. E-Commerce Continues to Surge.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Before the pandemic, in a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, among those embarking on digitalization initiatives, only 25% of logistics providers in the Fraunhofer IML survey are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. And, some companies just instinctively followed the corporate crowd toward outsourcing. for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. a move known as reshoring.