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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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Top Mobile Banking Trends to Watch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

And an important source of new product ideas for global companies that strive to offer the best customer experience. In the USA, the experience of using mobile banking is more extensive — some banks offered it to customers back in 2007. Neobanks are building digital-first and mobile-first services.

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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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Unpacking Supply Chain Traceability: A Comprehensive Guide

RFgen

Raw Material Tracking Traceability from the raw materials stage through the consumer tracking stage enables lean manufacturing and gains in productivity. This involves collecting data on the source of each material, including the country of origin, the supplier, and the conditions under which it was produced.

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QAD Solutions Guide: Offering Overview

QAD

The QAD solution offering has expanded beyond the original QAD MFG/PRO (1984-2007) software to now include a full-featured suite of integrated software solutions to manage manufacturing, financials, operations, customer and supply chain processes. Here are a few examples of manufacturing best practices: Lean Manufacturing.

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Labor Strike Targeting the Three U.S. Automakers- Update Two

Supply Chain Matters

Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. He went on to explain that this prior era included the economic shocks of the seventies and the global financial crisis in 2007 to 2008 when the real threat of two of the three U.S. Thus, some U.S.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka). As growth slowed post 2007 recession, companies fought back. As I talk to innovators like Lean DNA, Orchestr8, and Retail Velocity, I keep hearing about the virtues of Microsoft BI and Azure for Software as a Service applications. Blockchain/Cryptocurrency.