Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2022

Here we give you eight real-world examples of how businesses use Kanban, a popular lean tool that’s helped companies in a huge range of sectors improve efficiency – especially those in the manufacturing industry. Kanban came from the same place as the wider principles of lean manufacturing: Toyota. The customer’s order is complete.

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QAD

MARCH 14, 2024

Welcome to the latest episode wrap-up of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast, where Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I unravel the complexities and unveil the insights driving innovation in the automotive supply chain. But the basic premise of everyone who’s trying to get leaner is the elimination of waste.”

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QAD

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

One such trend in the manufacturing industry is the use of lean manufacturing principles that help companies clean up inefficiencies and work smarter. Learn more about what lean manufacturing is and the five principles helping manufacturers get ahead. What is the Definition of Lean Manufacturing? Toyoda and Taiichi ?no

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, the global market for automotive parts and accessories had enjoyed several years of high margins and steady growth in a stable environment. This means automotive parts and accessories businesses must start looking at changing their business model and will need technology to help support the change.

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Logility

MAY 1, 2019

Fifteen years ago, I worked for a company that embraced Lean 6 Sigma as a core operating fundamental. Just about every member of the management team was a Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt and many had attained a level of Master Black Belt. Fifteen years ago there were few resources to help apply lean principles to supply chain planning.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Today I want to talk about the challenges faced by today’s automotive suppliers, and why a network model for their supply chain can help. Supply chain organizations within the automotive supplier industry contribute to manufacturing excellence in many ways, including quality, cost, and delivery to their OEM and subsystem customer base.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 24, 2020

The sputtering supply chains are putting a new spotlight on the just-in-time strategy born in the hyperefficient Japanese automotive industry that became a religion for many American executives. One landmark in the lean revolution for retailers was Walmart ’s decision in 2006 to thin out inventory by $6.5

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Lean manufacturing emphasizes customer desires. Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing and Lean Manufacturing are two of the most popular business processes. Lean manufacturing places a focus on customer value across all departments including manufacturing, production, marketing, and distribution.

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Roambee

JUNE 10, 2021

The automotive spare parts industry is a highly competitive domain. Spare parts manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers are continually battling demand-supply fluctuations, unclear demand signals, and friction in the automotive supply chain.

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USC Consulting Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

One of the most successful and widely utilized in the manufacturing sector is just-in-time inventory. Although not exclusive to manufacturers, lean manufacturing — as it’s more commonly known — is designed to improve process efficiencies by minimizing waste and maximizing output, producing just enough volume to sell quickly.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The automotive sector has switched lanes into a new digital world, where the pace of change is also hurtling manufacturers into oncoming traffic in the form of geopolitical, economic and natural crises. As we await the next inevitable “Black Swan” event, automotive players have realized the need to be proactive, not just reactive.

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Roambee

JUNE 10, 2021

The automotive spare parts industry is a highly competitive domain. Spare parts manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers are continually battling unclear demand signal, demand-supply fluctuations, and friction in the automotive supply chain.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Maintaining lower levels of inventory with increasing requests for lower lead times and variable supply and demand is forcing manufacturers to look again at making their operations as Lean as possible. As an example, we can look at the automotive plastics manufacturer Novares.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Most of the pre-pandemic Inventory Management strategies were centred around improving inventory turnover, keeping inventory levels as low as possible, and reducing the amount of cash tied up in inventory. What should our post pandemic inventory priorities be? Pre Pandemic Inventory Management Priorities.

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ThroughPut

MAY 23, 2019

The Automotive Industry is being disrupted on all sides and is upending the traditional models of vehicle manufacturing that have evolved over the past 120 years to dominate the world. But the Automotive industry’s massive scale can also be its savior in an age of unprecedented disruption across multiple fronts.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. What is Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management? Its central mission is to curtail inventory expenses and amplify operational efficiency by timing the receipt of goods to coincide with their actual need in the manufacturing cycle.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines). This boosts revenues and optimises inventory. This can be applied to inventory management, fleet and order tracking, ID badging. The philosophy of lean, triggers us to look for the “Ideal Way”. Arguably, it is criticised that acting too lean can cause breakdowns in crisis.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

Mr. Crabtree is a Master Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Supply Chain Transformation Architect and an expert in effective change management, facilitation, and communications. successes in Lean, business process improvement, change management, etc.) MetaExperts align with your industry and OpEx initiatives (i.e.,

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QAD

JUNE 23, 2022

With each podcast episode, we talk with automotive industry experts about a range of insightful topics, all focused squarely on the global automotive supply chain and its challenges. I am proud to co-host the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast with Quistem Founder and President Cathy Fisher. Here’s a wrap-up of the latest episodes.

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Shipsy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The major challenge for Indian supply chain professionals is to build a supply chain that is prepared for long-term growth but at the same time is also lean enough to handle market volatilities. Let’s take a look at 5 major challenges being faced by Indian automotive industry. Stay tuned.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . About 9% even had stopped offering free shipping to recover costs, while 7% held off on ordering peak inventory to see if prices would level off.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 19, 2022

From “lean” to secure. Toyota’s competitive edge in supply chains was developed over a decade as it focused more on risk management and security of supply and less on efficiency and minimizing inventory costs. It should be noted that Toyota wasn’t immune to supply chain disruptions, and its U.S. The post Behind Toyota’s 2021 U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 18, 2022

From “lean” to secure. Toyota’s competitive edge in supply chains was developed over a decade as it focused more on risk management and security of supply and less on efficiency and minimizing inventory costs. It should be noted that Toyota wasn’t immune to supply chain disruptions, and its U.S. The post Behind Toyota’s 2021 U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 17, 2022

From “lean” to secure. Toyota’s competitive edge in supply chains was developed over a decade as it focused more on risk management and security of supply and less on efficiency and minimizing inventory costs. Toyota wasn’t immune to supply chain disruptions, and its U.S. Recession and Fukushima prompt focus on resiliency.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This helps to establish lean assembly lines and greater efficiency through cost reductions and/or increased production capacity. Automation provides faster results, removes human error, and supports lean assembly lines. What is automation in manufacturing? Software is another way to automate your processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied. And, while inventories in automotive have decreased slightly, this progress is primarily due to the shifting of inventory back to suppliers versus overall value chain improvement.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2018

the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supply Chain pioneer that enables companies to detect, prioritize and alleviate dynamic operational bottlenecks just-in-time today announced the appointment of global lean & Just-In-Time expert, Mr. Takao Sakai , to the Executive Advisory Board. and as the Founder of Lean X. ThroughPut Inc.,

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ThroughPut

MARCH 10, 2020

the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supply Chain pioneer that enables companies to detect, prioritize and alleviate dynamic operational bottlenecks just-in-time today announced the appointment of global lean & Just-In-Time expert, Mr. Takao Sakai, to the Executive Advisory Board. and as the Founder of Lean X. With Industry 4.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

Supply chain trends and practices today, are mainly driven by cost optimisation and lean strategy. As an offspring of globalisation, supply chains are focused on optimisation – cost reduction, just-in-time deliveries and tight inventory-to-sales ratios. This has proved to be a major source of risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

As a recent college graduate, he was chartered with running manufacturing discrete event simulation for an automotive company. While the taxonomies are not clear, and the solutions are industry-specific, but measuring the Quality of Compliance is a consistent thread for solutions like Elemica, Jaegger, Lean DNA, SourceDay, and Tracelink.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

About 9% even had stopped offering free shipping to recover costs, while 7% held off on ordering peak inventory to see if prices would level off. In short, JIT is designed to minimize inventory and boost efficiency – relying heavily on short cycle manufacturing ( SCM ), steady production, reliable suppliers, and predictable sales cycles.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles! That’s because excess handling, inventory and storage are considered “waste”, according to Japanese production principles. Kanbans, optimally sized in consideration of processing times, are the only spots where you will find a very modest amount of inventory.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mass customisation is also known as: Made-to-order Built-to-order Increasingly popular in the retail goods sector – but also used in the automotive, software and finance sectors – mass customisation allows customers to purchase a product that is more ‘them’. You must be able to forecast demand as accurately as possible.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 17, 2023

Download the Free eBook: Logistics Strategies to Improve Plant Operations “Just in time” (JIT) is a lean manufacturing logistics strategy in which materials are kept off-site and delivered to the manufacturer precisely when they are needed (as determined by demand signals or a pre-determined schedule). Is JIT still practical, post-pandemic?

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 26, 2019

Gartner analyst Paul Lord emphasized that you don’t always have to choose between cost and service if you take an aligned, systemic approach to inventory planning. As is often the case, with inventory strategy it’s critical to take a holistic view beyond individual sites and functions for real cost optimization.

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

We will see the continued adoption of a wide range of sustainability efforts across manufacturing verticals, from automotive to food and beverage to life sciences. Lean techniques have played a key role over the years to improve operational performance and save money. Consider the effects of excess inventory and unnecessary shipments.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Inventory will remain bloated for the first half of 2023, – and supplier relationships will be tested. These kinds of behaviors by buyers will come back to bite them in the future… Despite having more inventory – we won’t stop having shortages. Growth in 2023 will be positive – but lean.

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