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Driving the Mission with Graig Morin

The Logistics of Logistics

About Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America is an American nonprofit organization established in 2007 by wreath producer Morrill Worcester, assisted by veterans and truckers. This gave us the opportunity to develop a solid supply chain to move your freight all over America and become a true solutions provider.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). In this blog, we’ll delve into the integrated Lean Six Sigma approach, exploring its benefits, deployment models, moreover the implications for SMEs.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The philosophy of lean, triggers us to look for the “Ideal Way”. For companies not adopting lean, Peter Hines’s Six Rights seems to be a good start, which are Right Product, Right Place, Right Time, Right Quantity, Right Quality, and Right Price. Arguably, it is criticised that acting too lean can cause breakdowns in crisis.

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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

All industries operate today with more inventory than in the pre-recessionary period of 2004-2007. In lean terms, we have too much muda (waste) and too little inventory working for us. The average is twenty-five days. The average company operates with almost a month more inventory than fifteen years ago.)

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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Recession?

Enterra Insights

There have been eight official recessions (including the one that began in December 2007) in the last 50 years. It should be noted that the current crisis has many pundits questioning lean, just-in-time strategies. Recessions, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, are a fairly common occurrence. ”[5].

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Operational Excellence: Streamlining the Warehouse Layout Process

Talking Logistics

If you can provide your warehouse design team with a year’s worth of data, chances are good you can avoid many layout pitfalls, and achieve a lean warehouse layout. Jason Minghini joined Kenco in 2007 as a senior logistics engineer, and served as director of operations.

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Top Mobile Banking Trends to Watch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In the USA, the experience of using mobile banking is more extensive — some banks offered it to customers back in 2007. You lean your smartphone, tablet or smartwatch against the payment terminal — the payment has passed. It received payments via phones in 2010 for $2 billion, which is three times more than a year earlier.

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