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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

That actually isn’t a bad analogy as I was advocating a pretty dramatic shift in the role of the kaizen workshop leaders. This was written four years before I first encountered Toyota Kata , and reflected my experience as a lean director operating within a $2billion slice of a global manufacturing company. Kaizen tools included.

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MTS Logistics: An Example of Great Customer Service in Shipping

MTS Logistics

Supply chain and logistics operations have become central to differentiated customer experience strategies. When required, our personalized service program can include the adaptation of our standard operating procedure to clients’ internal, proprietary systems.

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The Port of Chancay, Under Construction in Peru, Hopes to Be a Game-Changer for Asia Trade

MTS Logistics

Chancay Port Terminal, set to be the deepest port in Latin America, will present Peru with a range of commercial connectivity opportunities. It is situated to the east of the operational zone at a distance of approximately 2 kilometers. Its foundational infrastructure consists of three main components: 1.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

The ability to operate in emerging domains such as ‘space’ and ‘cyber’, act in the ‘grey zone’, or investments in new technologies from hypersonic weaponry to automation and AI are seen as offsets to potential adversaries. South Australian workshop. The containers were designed and produced in BAE Systems?

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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy? Do you have any specialised vehicles , and could they be removed by changing how you operate?

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Ford targets independent workshops with new UK aftermarket service

Automotive Logistics

Richard Allott has been appointed operations director for Parts Plus, after five years as operations director at TrustFirst Parts’ UK business, part of the OEM’s dealer network, Ford Retail. Though Parts Plus is new for Ford, there are no firm plans at present for it to be introduced elsewhere in the world.

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“We must innovate for a safer supply chain”

Logistics Business Magazine

As the success of the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award programme, operated by ICHCA International, has proved, there have been numerous ground-breaking innovations with multiple applications aimed at reducing these safety risks. All aimed at championing safety in the supply chain and developing new solutions to managing risks.