Global manufacturers seem to agree that enhanced visibility, flexibility and sustainability efforts are central to improving operational performance within the supply chain. While pressures have mounted in recent months to reinforce supply networks in the wake of last year's slew of environmental disasters, many companies already seem to acknowledge the bottom line benefits of continuous
Continue reading »Through various sustainability and Lean training efforts, the U.S. Postal Service announced last month it saved more than $34 million and generated some $24 million in revenue last year. The federal agency managed to do this by reducing its consumption of energy, water and consumables while also cutting back landfill waste and introducing new conservation
Continue reading »Toyota announced this week that it's global supply chain will soon be resilient enough to withstand and recover from another earthquake or natural disaster within two weeks. In response to last year's devastating tsunami, the Japanese auto manufacturer has been working diligently to protect its supply networks from disruptions of such magnitude. “We'll know by
Continue reading »Lean initiatives offer businesses in all industries the opportunity to eliminate waste and improve processes. One of the most popular areas in which to apply Lean methodologies is in information technology. Industry Week reports that many ventures are choosing to apply Lean techniques to IT, while Lean concepts can also spread throughout all aspects of any
Continue reading »Like many organizations, the National Australia Bank has felt the burdens of the economic recession. As a result, it had to let go of key employees across all levels of the financial institution. However, thanks to adopting the Kaizen mindset, the company has been able to maintain productivity levels, IT News for Australian Business reports.
Continue reading »Genpact, a global business process management service, and energy and tech consultant Johnson Controls have partnered to create materials for driving organizational development and sustainability. The agreement will help Genpact streamline processes and develop learning solutions for a wide swath of employee specialties, such as service technicians, field engineers, sales, technical instructors, legal teams, human
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