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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

In today’s fiercely competitive business landscape, the quest for continuous improvement has become imperative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive. – Operational improvements (reduction of lead time, increase in productivity, and reduction in work-in-process inventory, etc.).

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What’s New with MMOG/LE Version 5?

QAD

The MMOG/LE assessment has been a go-to document for automotive supply chain best practices for thousands of global Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers since its first publication in 2002. Facilitate continuous improvement. A deeper alignment between strategies, objectives and continual improvement.

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BR Williams’ ISO 9001 Certification Journey: ISO 9001 Quality Management Certified

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

BR Williams has been an ISO 9001 Quality Management-certified company since 2002. These regulatory requirements include clear documentation of procedures, regular performance assessments, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This standard requires organizations to define, document, and continually improve their processes.

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Opinion: A Post-Covid 19 World for Supply Chains: Back to the Future?

6 River Systems

” However, as we saw in China after SARS in 2002, it’s possible that ‘normal’ won’t quite look like what we’re used to. But have we taken too radical a view when it comes to inventory levels? Fulfillment networks take on greater importance Continuously improving fulfillment remains the goal of all supply chains.

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Whew! It Is Finally Happening.

Supply Chain Shaman

In the period of 2000-2002, when I was at Gartner, I watched the evolution of a model that I violently disagreed with. However, what I observe is continued investment in the automation of enterprise practices. Vendor Managed Inventory. It was the premise of ERP II. Corporate Social Responsibility and Supply Chain Alignment.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Based on the analysis of supply chain improvement (as measured by the Supply Chain Index ) and supply chain performance, we ranked the supply chain leaders by industry.

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Logility Receives Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Project Award

Logility

We are focused on continually improving the sophistication of how we service our customers, and the timing of doing so couldn’t have been better. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. s current Form 10-K and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the SEC.