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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. Are neither necessary nor sufficient to implement [our operating system]. 1 There are times when any specific tool is appropriate, and there are no universal tools.

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. For it to be an optimal solution, a mathematical model needs to be used. That model can then be used to analyze every new situation that arises. Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast?

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

Can you tell me about HEINEKEN’s AIMMS-based Brewing Capacity Model? I understand your team took ownership of this model. Yeah, so there was an existing Brewing Capacity Model which lived in an Excel file. It was taxing to report above the country level with this tool. This was not easy to do with an error-prone tool.

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Bottom Line: What is the ROI of Supply Chain Network Design Software?

AIMMS

We often get asked what kind of return on investment you should expect to see when using our network design technology. To do this, we built two representative models of a business. While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. ” – Tweet this.

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Distribution Network Optimization: Modeling Tools Won’t Give You the Answer

Kane is Able

Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations. Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers.

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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

Forward-thinking supply chain professionals are looking to advanced technologies to streamline processes, improve accuracy, accelerate delivery and reduce costs. Today’s supply chains are increasingly complex, driving logistics operations to invest billions in systems to manage all the moving parts.

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Supply Chain Optimization: Leveraging Integrated Scenario Planning as a Margin Multiplier

Logistics Viewpoints

These challenges necessitate extensive configuration within Advanced Planning Systems (APS) test environments to assess their impacts. APS are complex, live production environments requiring extensive configuration to accurately model a business’s operational reality.