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Supply Chain News: Is "Lean Six Sigma" the Winning Approach to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Improvement?
Growing Number of Companies are Combining the Two Disciplines to Remove Waste and Increase Consistency of Processes
TOPICS : Lean | Manufacturing | Six SigmaSupply Chain News: Improved Internal and External Collaboration Key to Improved Forecasting Results
Getting There Doesn't Just Happen -- Seven Tips for Making it Work
TOPICS : Collaboration | Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain softwareGlobal Logistics News: Tensions Continue to Rise in West Coast Port Labor Negotiations, as Longshoreman Begin Slowing Productivity at Certain Ports
Throughput at LA/Long Beach Down as Much as 20-30 Percent Last Week, as Union Continues to Work without a Contract; Who Holds the Stronger Hand?
TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Ocean carriers | Supply chain risk | TransportationLogistics News: Dynamic Slotting can Drive Huge Productivity Gains -- but Few Companies Are Using the Approach Today
Retailer Canadian Tire Has Been Used Dynamic Slotting Approach Since 1989, saving Millions per Year; Computing Power Should Make it Much Easier Today, but Few Are Trying
TOPICS : Distribution | Slotting optimization | Warehouse design | Warehouse Mananagement SystemsRFID News: The Three Ways RFID Can Impact Business Processes
Is it Just a Better Bar Code, or Can You Invent a New Process that Maximizes Use of the Technology? An Analytic Framework
TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | RFIDManufacturing News: New Bill Proposes to Change the Tariff Status for Imported Components for US Manufacturers
Trade Agreement Parity Bill Aims to End Anomalies that Penalize Some US Manufacturers Versus those In Canada and Mexico; Could Increase US Manufacturing Jobs by 95,000, One Study Says
TOPICS : ManufacturingLogistics News: Order and SKU Velocity Profiling is Key to Picking System Design and Technology
Order Picking Systems Decisions Are Closely Tied To Location and Storage Mode Decisions, Says Cliff Holste
TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Order picking | Warehouse designGlobal Supply Chain News: Where does Your Company Have Savings Leakage in Global Sourcing and Logistics?
As Companies Fail to Reach Savings Goals, is the Cause Overly Optimistic Expectations or Poor Execution?
TOPICS : Global supply chainProcurement and Sourcing News: Manufacturers Struggling with Unexpected Steel Price Surcharges
Many Thought they Had Firm Prices, but Not So; $820 a Ton Surcharge from AK Steel; Will Manufacturers Find Substitute Materials?
TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier ManagementSupply Chain News: Understanding Supply Chain Risk Matrices
Risk Can be Analyzed Using Several Types of Tools; HP Matches Risk Areas with Supply Chain Processes
TOPICS : Supply chain risk