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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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What Is Your Target Story?

The Lean Thinker

In the purest sense, a story card represents one unit of work that must be done by the developers to advance the work on the software project. In software development compromises must be made between optimizing the interface and workflows for various users. Training = Giving People Ability. A couple of reasons.

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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.

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Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm

Logistics Viewpoints

For the longest time modeling and designing such nodes, modes, and flows has been the realm of Supply Chain Design. Just a handful of optimization and operations research experts ran models of the network and made recommendations. The technology is reaching such an inflection point. This capability will be game changing.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

’ Companies like Sears, Dell, and Zappos are often pointed to as models to follow for reverse logistics. A well-implemented reverse logistics system is essential for managing these backward movements efficiently. Sectors like publishing of software, books, music, and so on, also offer another way to reduce returns.

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The Promise and Peril of Generative AI for Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

But I’d like AI more to a magic trick, so allow me to direct your attention to the technology behind the curtain to highlight both its risks and its rewards and to share the essential leadership skills AI cannot provide. Models trained on human data reflect us, both our pride and our prejudice.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

The added benefit of working with such a partner is that because they collect performance data from hundreds of companies, they can help you choose the most appropriate key performance indicators to use in your benchmarking exercise. Step 4: Identify Enabling Technology Needs. Start with the Software. Forecasting systems.