Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I’ve recently completed a survey titled Warehouse Performance Improvement. DC Velocity’s summary will mostly focus on what shippers can do to improve performance. I had two key partners, DC Velocity and eft (eyefortransport). An executive summary of the overall results will be published in DC Velocity in May.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

This is a culture of continuous improvement writ large. Unilever has applied the idea to global transformations. Once the results from a transformation begin to slow, it is time to kick off a new transformation. The Compass Transformation The latest transformation goes by the name “Compass.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Find the hot spots, get buy-in from the customers, create the context with the right expectations, take risks, and continuously improve and scale. Denise Stafford @KUKAGlobal communicated the importance of including the people doing the work most closely with the robotic automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2014

If you are looking for a 3PL to manage your warehousing, I believe you should be looking for a 3PL committed to continuous improvement. Your partner should be looking for ways to improve not just your warehouse operations, but your overall supply chain, including how you manufacture and deliver products to your customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Bots foster centralized route planning, which can not only improve overall transportation productivity and consistency but also focus planning resources on higher value problems and continuous improvement. Consistently getting the best results across route planners has always been challenge for logistics organizations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Ipsen’s approach to continuous improvement is interesting; it mirrors the process they used in plants to promote safety. They are using a similar continuous improvement, pyramid approach around stockouts. One failure, for example, related to an importation document that did not arrive on time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

This is not a continuous improvement exercise, but a matter of survival as greater unpredictability prevails in our markets, continually taxing resources, and challenging forecast accuracy on both the demand and supply sides.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2015

I talked to Bob about Ryder’s use of Lean programs to continuously improve warehousing operations. I talked to Bob Arndt, the Vice President of Lean Supply Chain Solutions at Ryder. Ryder is a leading 3PL. Bob Arndt, VP of Lean Supply Chain Solutions, Ryder Many potential customers want to make sure that a 3PL has […].

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical, surgical and laboratory products, is focused on continuous improvement of service. Global logistics leaders wanted to improve service levels, lower costs, and fortify Cardinal Health’s supply chain planning process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

At the time we spoke, Mr. Niebur spoke of risk management as a continuous improvement journey that would never end. Niebur’s and Thiessen’s presentation was taped in November of 2021 and then played online in February. There were several things they were looking to accomplish in the near term.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 15, 2023

They have meetings at the beginning of each shift where team members reinforce the importance of safety, give suggestions on how to improve processes and debrief on operations at the site. Employees get to participate in continuous improvement projects and team members’ suggestions and feedback are valued and encouraged.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

These new technologies are helping operations and engineering teams move beyond continuous improvement to continuous warehouse optimization. Instead of once-a-generation WMS and automation system upgrades, they are investing in adaptive technologies and systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

The company also needs to drive cash efficiency and improved productivity. Being able to look at a service failure and get down to root causes is necessary for continuous improvement. Secondly, hindsight is not good enough. Resilience and Agility.

Supply Chain Transformation 193

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2020

But continuous improvement in planning would suggest that over time the vertical model needs to be enhanced as well. Hadavi told me that it is natural to keep the horizontal model up to date. For example, as new products are introduced, the routings and set up times need to be put in the model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Resources can be strategically re-assigned in real time as conditions change and, over the long term, associates can be coached to achieve continuous improvement. The study projects a risk-adjusted $31.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

But with competition, and a continuous improvement process to improve inventory accuracy, stores can reduce their buffers. It may be that a store will only be selected to fulfill an ecommerce order for an item if there are at least five of those items listed as in stock at that store.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

JON: Continuous improvement is an essential trait of any operation, and the first question after installing a Kiva system was “can you move the individual items from the shelves to orders”. CLINT: Then you took your skills and knowledge over to RightHand Robotics , a leading piece picking robotics company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Digitization and optimization requires continuous improvement, perseverance, and creativity.”. SAP did an assessment of the different areas where NTT DATA was using the tool. “We We found gaps,” Mr. Tramel said. We’ve been working to shore up those gaps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Digitization and optimization requires continuous improvement, perseverance, and creativity.”. SAP did an assessment of the different areas where NTT DATA was using the tool. “We We found gaps,” Mr. Tramel said. We’ve been working to shore up those gaps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Your LMS suddenly becomes the smart support manager you knew it could be and serves as your platform for continuous improvement. That one-time investment of effort will pay dividends on your road to continuous improvement. You gain a running picture of performance standards in your warehouse. What to Measure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2023

Continuous improvement: This comprises end-to-end visibility and systems to monitor and capture success and failure that improve OTIF performance. Customer service-level agreements (SLAs): Communicate with customers, understand their needs and prioritize them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Continuous Innovation Is the Core of Successful Partnerships At the end of the day, if the environment for continuous improvement and proactive innovation is not present, even the best of technologies lose relevance in today’s dynamic setting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Furthermore, it should leverage advanced AI and analytics combined with a configurable platform to ensure tight communication, information sharing and continuously improved collaboration with multiple tiers of suppliers, logistics providers and partners.

Supply Chain Planning Software 208

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the long term, they evolve alongside your business, ensuring continuous improvement. In the short term, these platforms are designed to address current operational needs, providing rapid solutions and enhanced efficiency. It’s a win-win scenario, isn’t it? So, what technology makes this possible?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Lean initially became a popular continuous improvement methodology because of Toyota’s emergence as a leader in the automotive industry. Toyota’s success was attributed in large part to their use of lean. The principles of lean were introduced in the book The Machine That Changed the World.

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