Unleashed
MARCH 2, 2022
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.
GlobalTranz
APRIL 6, 2018
When Amazon purchased Kiva robots, distribution center robots became the new “shiny object turned real-world effective object” of e-commerce fulfillment. According to Angel Gonzalez of the Seattle Times , systems alignment is essential to leveraging gross and fine movements from robotics to human workers. Re-assure your workforce.
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ToolsGroup
JANUARY 6, 2022
It’s time to re-think how our products are manufactured and distributed. “We were able to do this because we are a manufacturer of most of our products and this allowed us to bring in products at competitive pricing and quantities. An ERP solution acts as a single business management platform for startups in any market.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Incoterms® are used to allocate transport costs, show where risk passes from a seller to a buyer, as well as clearly define the responsibilities for export and customs clearance, not to mention identify who must purchase insurance if required (and at what level), from origin through destination. . For example: A manufacturer in the U.S.
Alloy
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Alloy recently had the pleasure of joining the Slalom Digital Innovation in Supply Chain Summit , January 23–24 in Seattle. How does a company establish a clear end state vision for digital transformation? How do we set up a trusted single data source? It can feel overwhelming, making it hard to know where to even start.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 4, 2018
I visited the Amazon Go store while I was in Seattle recently. That is currently the only Amazon Go store in the world, although some sources say Amazon is planning to open as many as six new Go stores this year. The Amazon Go store in Seattle is about 1,800 square feet. It took about a minute to go through the whole tutorial.
FLEXE
JULY 18, 2018
Ask your manufacturer if they offer 100% recycled corrugate or eco-friendly inks and advertise that you use sustainable materials on your website. Once you’ve determined the three-dimensional requirements for your packaging, you get to the fun part: how to add brand messaging to your packaging. Make sure it’s the right fit.
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