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Driving Continuous Improvement in Transportation Management

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In this concluding episode, led by Bill Madden, Director of Managed Services at LeanLogistics , we will discuss how to drive continuous improvement in transportation management. Watch as we discuss: How to identify and prioritize continuous improvement opportunities.

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Supply Chain Design: Insights from CHEP’s Journey to Continuous Improvement

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How do we continually make incremental changes to the model so that it accurately reflects reality, so that when a supply chain design question comes up we can query the model to help us get the answer quickly?”.

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Put on Your “There Has to Be a Better Way” Glasses: Driving Continuous Improvement in Transportation Management

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Everybody agrees that driving continuous improvement is important, especially in transportation management, but in many cases, companies are so consumed with their day-to-day activities that it’s difficult for them to find the time for it. Continuous improvement has to be embedded in your company’s culture,” Bill added.

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[Video] Profiles In Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility Excellence: GEODIS & Tive

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Talking Logistics series where we highlight companies that are leading the way in driving continuous improvement and innovation in supply chain visibility. Talking Logistics series where we highlight companies that are leading the way in driving continuous improvement and innovation in supply chain visibility.

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Getting Smart on Transportation: The Role of Market Intelligence in Procurement and Continuous Improvement

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Leveraging market intelligence is not only important during a procurement engagement, it’s also critical for identifying and executing continuous improvement opportunities. What type of continuous improvement opportunities can market intelligence enable? How do you collect or access this market intelligence?

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The Problem with “No Problems”

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This illustrates a key management lesson that is especially applicable in warehouse optimization: if no problems are being reported, then no improvements of efficiency are being made. Warehouse optimization is all about continually improving efficiency; a turnback is anything that causes a deviation from the established system.

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The “5 Whys” Technique: Questions for Supply Chain Executives to Ask

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On my flight home yesterday, I recalled the 5 Whys technique and wondered if there were a set of Why questions supply chain and logistics should ask themselves to solve long-existing problems and drive continuous improvement. Below is my short list.