SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
In today’s fiercely competitive business landscape, the quest for continuous improvement has become imperative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive. In this blog, we’ll delve into the integrated Lean Six Sigma approach, exploring its benefits, deployment models, moreover the implications for SMEs.
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Ben joined Ruan in 2007 and served in a number of corporate and operational roles, including COO and CIO, before assuming his current role in 2015. About Ben McLean. Benjamin McLean serves as CEO for Ruan Transportation Management Systems , one of the largest privately-held logistics firms in the United States.
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AB&R
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
In fact, studies by Harvard Business Review and Bain & Company looked at the difference investing in innovation makes during periods of major financial challenges, such as the 2007-2009 Great Recession. It gives us ways to improve efficiency, cut costs, and increase agility at a time when we need it most.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 22, 2015
Our network efficiency improvement equates to avoiding nearly 41,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of taking about 7,900 cars off the road. Over the past five years, our transportation department in Mexico has demonstrated continued improvement in the area of efficiency. percent improvement.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 28, 2016
Companies that do not rate above average on the metrics or are not driving improvement faster than their peer group, do not make the list. The period of 2007-2008 was the great recession. Back office continuous improvement programs often funded the growth of commercial teams. Resiliency. SG&A Ratios.
Oracle SCM
JULY 12, 2017
The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. By Maha Muzumdar. Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 5, 2016
Based on this process evolution, Cisco was one of the first companies to sense the economic downturn of December 2007. While they lost operating margin in the recessionary period, as shown in Figure 3, they improved turns and regained margin post recession. The company weathered the storm of the recession with no write-offs.
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