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Learn how Hospital Sírio-Libanês in Brasília has been reducing inventory waste and fostering the engagement of pharmacy and logistics teams for operational excellence
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The launch of Christoph Roser's book, All About Pull Production, inspired John Shook to discuss the origins and true meaning of 'pull production' and why it is wrong to blame JIT (Just-In-Time) for the failures of global supply chains.
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See how an application of Lean thinking practice, combining the structuring management approach known as the A3 Process with the Value Stream Mapping (VSM) tool, enabled Vale to reduce wagon lead time after Iron Ore (MFE) loading at the Bulk Transshipment Yard (PATRAG) in Ouro Preto (MG).
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Interview – A few weeks ago, our editor met with Toyota veteran Sadao Nomura. In this Q&A session, he discusses quality improvement and leadership involvement.
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Learn how value stream mapping (VSM) can boost logistics efficiency in e-commerce, reduce costs and increase productivity. Discover the challenges faced by online retailers and the importance of an effective supply chain.
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The hardest part of a learning journey is learning to learn and discovering what we need to learn - as opposed to what we want to learn. The author questions whether we are drawing the right lessons from TPS (Toyota Production System) and highlights some points we underestimate.
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Understand what the lean practice of “respect for people” means when also applied to supplier relationships.
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Understand how lean logistics has been applied to grain farming and cattle feedlots with excellent results
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Understand why inevitable economic, cultural and technological transformations will increasingly make logistics a strategic factor in any business, requiring the improvement of fundamental practices such as problem solving, waste elimination and lean leadership.
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Understand how the Lean Management Model can guide the adoption of new technologies in companies and in their value and supply chains as part of the so-called True North of corporate strategy.
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