The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 21, 2023
He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.
Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
In no time at all we were debating between lean versus EOQ. Lean relies on minimization of, among other things, lot sizes, inventory and waiting. Master schedulers can manipulate the planning parameters to create lean or EOQ optimized schedules, but how do you decide which way is right for your organization? Here we go again!
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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 20, 2020
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.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 19, 2023
Automotive manufacturers continue to look for ways to improve operational efficiencies and create stability to be able to deliver to their customers, including leaning on the experts to implement new technologies and operational efficiencies. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Just last year, Coca-Cola South Africa, which manufactures Appletiser, said quality testing revealed that the products were “ outside of the acceptable standards ,” and six batches of the product were recalled from retailers within South Africa. Food contamination is a constant threat when you deal with perishable products.
QAD
AUGUST 12, 2021
Taking Ford as an example from the companies above, Ford is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years. Lean techniques have played a key role over the years to improve operational performance and save money.
Arena Solutions
MARCH 21, 2023
COVID-19 also highlighted the dangers of what happens when you have lean supply chains, as many brands found out fast by running out of inventory and not keeping pace with customer demand. The pandemic exposed the inefficiencies in the supply chain, making the public more aware of existing issues.
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