The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 24, 2023

The conference is a really cool mix of regulars (for example, I have been to all of them) and people with all levels of experience with Toyota Kata from the curious to the thought leaders. While the formal part of the conference is always awesome, I want to share some tips about how to get even more out of your experience there.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 21, 2025

For example, if an employee works 40 hours at regular pay plus 10 hours of overtime, they will not pay federal income tax on those overtime hours. Similarly, service workers who receive tips will keep this income tax-free. Supply chain: For landscaping and pest control businesses that rely on imported materials (e.g.,

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The following four tips will help you know what to look for among the products and vendors competing in the growing route optimization space: The Right Level of Computing Complexity: If the quantity of orders and the customers you deliver to remain fairly constant, you probably dont need a software product that builds routes from scratch each day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Motivated by how many tips I could get, I hated when it would rain for a week straight in the summer because very little ice cream would be sold, and the tip jar would stay empty. Looking back on that week of straight rain in August, not only were my tips affected, but the data for future forecasts was as well!

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

In my experience the tipping point is around 6 vehicles – thats when the complexity of manually managing your fleet starts to outweigh the cost of proper routing and scheduling software. For example, in some instances simply adjusting delivery windows can save more than you can through rate negotiations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

But now ships between Europe and Asia are instead going around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, which can add anywhere from 10 days to a month of travel time compared to the Red Sea/Suez Canal route. For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year.

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

📅 September 18, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm BST

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