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What Is Your Target Story?

The Lean Thinker

I agree that at some point your target condition is going to shift to “Any trained team member” but what I tell people today when they are trying to go there first is this: “If you can’t get it stable with one person, you are never going to get there with multiple people.” Training = Giving People Ability.

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What is Order Picking?

Logistics Bureau

Any warehouse design exercise that doesn’t include a rigorous approach to designing the processes and equipment layout for Order Picking, is suspect. Conveyor Belts and Sorting Systems: Moves and sorts items around the warehouse. Order Picking is the productive operation in a warehouse operation.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Sort items early in the return journey, routing products directly to their correct destination, whether for resale, refurbishing, or other means of disposal. Note that this may require extra training for people who will do the sorting. Take the hurdles like who pays for the shipping out of the equation.

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Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Logistics Bureau

They did a benchmarking exercise with us and we found that the industry standard was about 40 lines per hour. That’s the sort of thing that excites me: how you can use frameworks like that to achieve great things in your organisation, in your own departments. The Key to it all: Training. How is all that possible?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7-11, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Having someone to ride with in the weeks and months ahead as you train for the ride makes it more fun and meaningful at the end. Note: JDRF has many local chapter teams that organize weekend training rides, so you never have to train alone.). is using AI-aided mechanical arms to help sort clothing orders.

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How to Get Your Forklift License: The Ultimate Guide [New in 2020]

Conger

Because in this post, we’ve put together everything you need to know to get trained, certified, and land your first forklift driving job. Chapter 2: Where to Get Forklift License Training: All Your Options Explained. Chapter 3: Forklift Training Topics: A Sneak Peak at What You’ll Learn in Class. Let’s get started!

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What does BHAG mean? Raising Productivity in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

They did a benchmarking exercise with us and we found that the industry standard was about 40 lines per hour. That’s the sort of thing that excites me: how you can use frameworks like that to achieve great things in your organisation, in your own departments. How is all that possible?