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Don’t Lose Your Balance on Electronic Recycling

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Kevin is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and has 35+ experience in Industrial Engineering in the electronics manufacturing and recycling business operations. Kevin Shea is an industrial Engineer at GEODIS in Endicott, NY. His responsibilities include process optimization, cost saving analysis and new solutions implementation.

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How Cummins Power Generation Used Lean Six Sigma to Achieve Significant Transportation Savings

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This often requires a major shift in thinking – from the top down – and for many, implementing a formal process improvement methodology such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Lean Six Sigma is about not simply accepting the old way of doing things, but asking “Why do I do that?” or “Is there a better way?”.

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Managing for Daily Improvement: Bridging the Gap Across Teams and KPIs

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Lean Six Sigma (LSS) thrives on the notion that there is always room for improvement, and it looks to eliminate defects that can hinder the flow of a process from moving toward its performance end goal. The question to pose instead is “How can we improve?” He has also held management positions at UPS and Airborne Express/DHL.

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How Shippers And Logistics Providers Can Keep The Relationship Fresh

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Implement a Continuous Improvement Methodology: To help support the pursuit of optimizing performance in both the short-term and long-term, the 3PL should employ a continuous improvement approach, such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Lean Six Sigma is a way to not simply accept the old way of doing things, but to ask “ Why do I do that?

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Operational Excellence: Streamlining the Warehouse Layout Process

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Currently, he is the vice president of best practices, which encompasses traditional industrial engineering, Lean, Six Sigma, along with program management and quality. The post Operational Excellence: Streamlining the Warehouse Layout Process appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Consumer Demand Helping Drive 3PL Industry Growth

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Mr. McGuigan has certifications as a GE Six Sigma Green Belt and in GE Project Management, and in 2012, he was recognized as a “Pro to Know” by Supply and Demand Chain Executive. McGuigan served as the President of Transplace’s Transportation Management and Software as a Service business (SaaS).

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Using Managed Analytics to Build a Next-Generation Supply Chain

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We use the latest stochastic and multi-variant modeling techniques coupled with fundamental lean six sigma principles to drive comprehensive and sustainable solutions (and have a great time doing it!). The post Using Managed Analytics to Build a Next-Generation Supply Chain appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.