The new era of efficiency
How Lean, AI and Operations Research are redefining modern logistics
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Blockchain and lean supply chain
Connecting organizations with a value purpose: Blockchain has established itself as a technology supporting Lean management. In this article, we explore how the integrated adoption of Blockchain and Lean Supply Chain can improve the traceability, collaboration, reliability and response time of logistics processes, based on a digital architecture developed by Brazilian researchers.
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A lean perspective on the impacts of tax reform on logistics and supply chain
Learn how lean management can connect business needs to the economic rationale emerging from the new tax logic, guiding the redesign of flows, the review of work methods and coordination between areas that need to act in an integrated way in this new context
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Lean Learnings in China
Reflections on the metals chain that reveal connected practices on a national scale
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Beyond training: truly effective lean logistics capability building
Aligning processes with organizational purpose and creating teams engaged in executing strategy
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Practicing visual management in logistics
How different Lean visual management practices are applied in logistics to create a collaborative management system oriented toward continuous improvement
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Lean management and leadership as a strategic differentiator to attract and retain talent in logistics
Learn how the practice of Lean thinking can become a competitive differentiator by helping attract and retain talent, supporting workforce stabilization and increasing the potential for innovation
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Lean transformation in procurement: The SKIC case in civil construction
Learn how SKIC Brasil transformed the procurement process in its operation through Lean practice, engaging teams and sustaining support for core activities
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Lean in hospital pharmacy and logistics: an inspiring case from Hospital Sírio-Libanês for continuous improvement
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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Lean as high-impact innovation - GPT Class
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Supply Chain Ecosystems – an evolution of the Lean approach
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The Lean Process Development (LPD): A new approach to innovation in logistics and supply chain
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Lean Thinking practice increases productivity in Vale's railway operation
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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Lean practice leveraging results in Leroy Merlin's supply chain
Learn how a hands-on training program run by Lean Institute Brasil with the Leroy Merlin Corporate University brought transformative results for the Supply Chain team
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Lean Supply Chain Leaders
Learning paths to increase results and supply chain resilience
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A Lean Approach to Supply Chain Management: A Practical E2E Case
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Lean supply chain needs to connect purpose, processes and people
Lean Institute Brasil (LIB) consultants recently took part in the 29th International Supply Chain Forum and Expo Logística 2023, interacted with professionals in the field and deepened their understanding of the current challenges that may arise when connecting, in a lean way, the “three elements” of the supply chain
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Applying Value Stream Mapping in E-commerce: Mercado Livre
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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Lean is also ‘respect for suppliers’
Understand what the lean practice of “respect for people” means when also applied to supplier relationships.
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Supply Chain Management: New frontiers on a path of uncertainty and complexity
The growing challenge of stabilizing cadence in the value stream makes it pertinent to discuss trends and new movements in supply chain management.
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Multipolar Chains: Realigning supply with the Lean Supply Chain strategy
Understand how lean can contribute to the promotion of multipolar chains.
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The future of logistics demands deepening lean on at least three major “foundations”
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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True North for Industry 4.0
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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Creating value through reverse logistics
Lean thinking enables a value-creation perspective on reverse logistics, with an application more centered on the customer experience and on leading the development of new markets.
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What lean thinking reveals about logistics problems
How lean thinking helps us find a more efficient and effective path to dealing with problems.
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Lean supply chain
See how to achieve resilience through agility, alignment and adaptability in the chain with lean
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Problems and limits
Looking back at the lean journeys he has witnessed firsthand, the author concludes that a true lean transformation happens when you establish mentoring for the "Thinking People System".
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The five forces of lean logistics in X2C
Understand how lean logistics can contribute to today's X2C scenario based on five driving forces of flow design: the 5 As.
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Innovation in Human Resources Management in Logistics: understanding the needs of logistics professionals
In this article we describe a new way of providing qualification in lean practices in logistics, aimed at professionals in various areas of logistics and supply chain. Besides achieving operational targets, this new way of qualifying workers also innovates by offering the flexibility of distance training.
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Synchronizing material flow with demand: a lean application case at a metalworking company
Aligning demand with supply is often a crucial success factor. However, planning to meet this new scenario can be complicated, requiring a great deal of strategy and an organized sequence of activities, but lean philosophy can help.
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Lean logistics solutions: Sustaining omnichannel retail
Follow the case of an omnichannel retailer that applied lean logistics together with digital connections and achieved excellent results in its operation.
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Canceling out distance
What do you do when you operate in a competitive market and are located in a remote corner of Europe, thousands of kilometers from your customer? One word: lean.
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How to get better results in a supply chain using lean
All organizations, of any type and in any sector of the economy, see growth as something very positive for the business as a whole. And, although we do not pay much attention to it, any increase in demand is an opportunity to “create” problems in order to improve even further and ensure the best possible result in that situation.
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Covid-19 will require supply chain management to evolve
The pandemic has called into question some concepts related to these chains and is already starting to bring changes that will probably be incorporated into new trends, even after the hardest period of the crisis
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Optimizing material handling with Lean
Success story of an agribusiness company with 75% gains
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A global tsunami in supply chains: the lean logistics response to the Covid-19 crisis
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