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8 Examples of Kanban in Lean Manufacturing

Unleashed

Here we give you eight real-world examples of how businesses use Kanban, a popular lean tool that’s helped companies in a huge range of sectors improve efficiency – especially those in the manufacturing industry. Kanban came from the same place as the wider principles of lean manufacturing: Toyota.

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Climate Change and the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s good to see these companies recognizing the impact of climate change, and changing their policies, sourcing, and manufacturing practices to reduce emissions. These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for example. Clearing land and cutting down forests can also release carbon dioxide.

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Understanding Lean Manufacturing Principles

QAD

Remaining competitive is a top priority for any manufacturing operation. One such trend in the manufacturing industry is the use of lean manufacturing principles that help companies clean up inefficiencies and work smarter. Learn more about what lean manufacturing is and the five principles helping manufacturers get ahead.

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What is Inventory? Examples, Types, Techniques

Unleashed

Different types of inventory are accounted for differently in a company’s books. Inventory examples Inventory is used widely across numerous industries and sectors. It can mean different things to different organisations, so let’s look at some common inventory examples in various business models. What is inventory?

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload.

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COVID’s Supply Chain Ripples: the SME Business Perspective

Freightos

Take Conner, the manufacturer of FORT, a magnetic pillow fort. It really got tricky when we hadover thousands of unitsin production and were starting to book freight and suddenly realized that the cost of freight was almost 4 or 5X what we had budgeted. You can hear the full interview with Conor in our podcast series, Ship Happens. .

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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages. The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals.