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Lean Thinking Revisited

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. As a goal, it is easier to say than to define.

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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

Because in supply chains, surprises tend to mean wasted time and added expense. Develop a comprehensive truckload strategy so you’re prepared to handle just about anything. The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio.

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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

During the period of 2006-2012, Campbell Soup Company outperformed its peer group on the Supply Chain Index. The second principle is that the supply chain needs to be managed cross-functionally, end-to-end, from the customers customer to the suppliers supplier; and as such, it cannot be viewed as just another function.

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Successful Cargo Space Delivery

Freightos

NASA awarded the company a commercial orbital transportation services contract in 2006, to design and demonstrate a launch system to resupply cargo to the ISS. Dragon is the name of the space cargo ship that just delivered 7,000 pounds of freight, including the inflatable room. We’re huge fans of innovation in the logistics space.

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S&OP: Middle-aged or Never Grown Up?

Enterra Insights

”[2] Think back 30 years to around the time the S&OP concept was first developed. .”[2] ”[2] Think back 30 years to around the time the S&OP concept was first developed. Fast forward fifteen years to the time period Cecere insists S&OP processes stopped maturing. What’s going on? They are: 1.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Apparently, he had been hiding in the closet the entire time while the other kids had moved on to other games upstairs. There’s a business lesson here somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it. A half hour later, my nine year old son opens the coat closet door and calls out, “Hey guys, are we still playing?”