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DELMIA Communities Week in Review for October 25

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Lean Manufacturing: Better Manufacturing Visibility, Lower Operational Costs. What Makes a Lean Initiative Successful? Despite its popularity and wide adoption among businesses, not all implementation of Lean principles achieve the same success rate. The average success rate of Lean initiatives is less than 10%.

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 46-50

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Episode #48: Lean Manufacturing | Thriving or Dying in Today’s Automotive Supply Chain What does Lean mean to you? There is, of course, more to Lean, but getting to the bottom of the methodology is easy with Beth’s insights. Click here to listen to the full episode. Click here to listen to the full episode.

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Supply Chain News on 6 Guidelines for Moving Toward a Lean Value Stream

Supply Chain Digest

It is a Journey not a Destination, but here are some Valuable Tips

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

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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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5S Lean Manufacturing: Practical Ways to Transform Your Firm

Unleashed

What are the 5S principles in lean manufacturing? 5S is a visual system of lean manufacturing based on five Japanese principles: Seiri / sort – sorts the workstation and eliminates anything not needed in the space. Empower staff by providing sufficient training in the 5S lean manufacturing system to keep them engaged and involved.

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25 Lean Manufacturing Tools – 5S, Six Sigma & Beyond

Unleashed

Many manufacturers use lean methods to cut costs and improve efficiencies in their business. But ‘lean’ is a very broad concept and the ways that manufacturers ‘go lean’ vary considerably. Here we look at the most common tools and techniques used to bring the advantages of lean into the modern manufacturing workplace.

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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

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The justifications for executives naturally lean more towards holistic overviews provided to executives, rather than operational updates explaining delays or issues (54%). In fact, 70% of BCOs use market data for internal justifications, outperforming the use of market intelligence platforms for negotiations.

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