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The Improvement Kata and DMAIC

The Lean Thinker

It is really important here to exercise some discipline and resist the urge to start brainstorming ideas of things we can change. However I am trying to keep this at the level of the principles, so I’m not going to go into the gritty details of statistical tools at all. I believe there is a lot more involved than just numbers.

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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. Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast? The post Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

Cloud-based supply chain management tools, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are expected to figure prominently in future supply chain operations. It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. More data is coming in than ever before.

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Overcoming e-sourcing apprehension

Transporeon

Procurement professionals, if you are considering a transition from manual and Excel-based RF(x) to online automated e-sourcing platforms, here is the information you need to mitigate fear, uncertainty and doubt in your supplier base. Some suppliers view RFPs as static cost-cutting exercises, which devalue their offering.

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Using OEE and MOM with older manufacturing equipment

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This older equipment includes manually operated machinery or outdated PLCs, and stand-alone machine tools. Consumer-grade open-source devices with easy-to-use hardware and software. In the first blog, it was pointed out that any project to optimize manufacturing operations should start with a value stream mapping (VSM) exercise.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. However, some perhaps use unsophisticatedbut adequatedigital tools for route planning.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.