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The CEO’s New Strategy

The Lean Thinker

Andersen Not many years ago there was a CEO so exceedingly fond of finding the right strategy that he spent all of his money on consultants to tell him what the strategy should be. One day there came two consultants and they said they could craft the most magnificent strategy imagianable. ” But he did not say so.

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Inductive Charging Increases Productivity of AGVs

Logistics Business Magazine

A recent study by MHP – A Porsche Company in collaboration with PohlCon impressively demonstrates how the use of inductive charging can increase the productivity of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in logistics by up to 50 percent. In the specific case study, a high-bay warehouse with approx.

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Transportation Strategies for Continued Success

Logistics Viewpoints

Below are some transportation strategies for success for suppliers of TMS, TES, and MTS. Coronavirus has changed the outlook for direct-to-consumer commerce, and a TMS is now a critical component of this strategy. Transportation strategies come in all shapes and sizes. Look to the Cloud. Invest in IoT.

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A Look at Michelin’s Product-as-a-Service Strategy

IoT World Today

Today, products are often most useful and profitable when offered as services. . The product-as-a-service shift has compelled Michelin to study its customers to better meet their needs. For Michelin, studying customers has led the company to provide tires as a product-as-a-service offering based on distance traveled.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

With over 18 years in manufacturing tech, Nikhil is here to share practical strategies and real-life case studies to help you streamline production, maximize resources, and adopt sustainable practices—all to boost your bottom line! 📆 November 20th, 2024 at 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT

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Blue Yonder Pivots to a Partnership Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

In ARC’s last market study on the global transportation management market , Chris Cunnane, the study author, made estimates of system integration (SI) revenues as a percentage of total TMS revenues for all software companies in the market. It can be a month-long process per product depending on trainee experience.”

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How Technology Makes Continuous Innovation Possible: A Case Study with Unilever

Logistics Viewpoints

With the E2E exception-base autonomous planning, the system automates decisions from demand forecasts, production plans, and order fulfillment strategies to delivery with minimal need for manual intervention. This is not eliminating the planners entirely but focusing their attention where it’s best.

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Hot Off the Grill: Optimizing Summer Supply Chains for Seasonal Staples

Speaker: Glenn Koepke and Steve Rotter

This webinar – coming to you from Glenn’s own backyard – discusses the importance of supply chain visibility for seasonal shipping, new product promotions, and holiday ramping in the F&B and retail industries while providing sizzling secrets to creating the juiciest meats for your barbecue.

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The Perfect Delivery: 6 Key Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Tim McLean, Managing Director, TXM Lean Solutions

The most basic requirement of any business is to deliver its products to its customers on time, in full, every day, without fail. Lean supply chain expert and author, Tim McLean, will explore each of the reasons why supply chains fail to deliver and provide practical strategies to address them and improve your delivery performance.