Exercises Training Waste Reduction 
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Any warehouse design exercise that doesn’t include a rigorous approach to designing the processes and equipment layout for Order Picking, is suspect. Reducing the operator travel is achieved by pick-face design, using specialised equipment, (e.g. Zone picking reduces congestion and works to streamline the picking process.
The Lean Thinker
JULY 2, 2024
With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. Elimination of waste: Focus on adding value. Customer-driven.
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The Lean Thinker
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
We had case studies, exercises, all in an effort to teach people to be better problem solvers. ” In Toyota Kata world we have reduced those questions down to the critical few in the Coaching Kata. If you don’t then you are wasting their time and your money sending them to that class. That, of course, is a start.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
AUGUST 9, 2022
The last few years have proven that manufacturers need to be agile to respond to market demands at all levels of the operation without increasing costs and waste or sacrificing efficiency. Digital transformation has quickly become an essential part of any successful business strategy which has also resulted in a skills gap.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. There are several possible ways to eliminate this form of energy wastage.
The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
But in general the operators hurry, cut a corner now and then. Throw them away if you aren’t willing to train to them, mistake proof to them and reinforce following them. To paraphrase Elon Musk, the greatest waste of time is improving something that shouldn’t even exist. Simple is Best. What is its purpose?
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 21, 2021
From a technological perspective, Design remained the realm of desktop modeling techniques for close to two decades since its advent, leveraged by individuals trained in advanced analytics and optimization techniques. As Winston Churchill said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”.
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