So you think you know big. What you are about to read redefines the term “big”. In February of 2011, Mærsk line announced that it had commissioned Korea’s Daewoo to build the world’s largest ship. At a cost of US$190 million, the 400 meter-long ’Triple-E’ class behemoth will carry 18,000 TEU containers, 2500 more than the vessel [...]
Just what is retail? I have had an intimate relationship with retailing for many years, and I am not sure that I really know the answer myself. I suppose that one might say at its most fundamental level, retailing is the process of establishing a connection with a consumer or end-user in order to facilitate [...]
Seven Great Tools by: John Skelton, Senior Editor Just what methods, specifically, might the supply chain practitioner use to assist in the solving of problems from an analytic perspective.? The following tools and techniques are frequently referred to as the “Seven Basic Tools of Quality.”All may be used to identify the root causes of problems: Pareto Analysis: Also [...]
Can you imagine driving a car through a rain storm, without engaging the windshield wipers? Most of us wouldn’t dare try this. It is simply too dangerous. The performance capabilities of the car beneath us - be it a 20-year-old sedan or a brand new SUV – would matter less to us than whether the [...]
The “work cell” can be a pretty mysterious beast to anyone working outside of the Lean Six Sigma arena. But the simple fact is that most people already know how to design a work cell, whether they know it or not. It really is a matter of taking some rather common sense principles, and using [...]
Technology and creative “moonshot” thinking are combining once again to present an incredible solution to some serious limitations faced by logistics professionals. Many of us might commonly associate the word “drone” with those terrible and antiseptic instruments of 21st Century warfare, border and police surveillance, spying, or the antagonists to humanity in some post-apocalyptic Hollywood [...]
For the past numbers of weeks, we have been on a journey of discovery of the thoughts, observations, and solutions about challenges in the fields of Quality Management and Supply Chain Management, as articulated by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Practical applications of his theories have been discussed, and the enduring nature of his works have [...]
McDonald’s Restaurants has taken its fair share of punches in the informal dining sector. Hay-makers have been thrown by everyone from PETA to anti-obesity advocacy groups. Perhaps some of the criticism is deserved. But we do continue to enjoy its products, and as the ld saying goes, “the proof of the pudding is in the [...]
In the capstone of his Fourteen Points, Deming urges management to form a team to advance the thirteen other points. This is a cultural change that must take place – a long and sometimes arduous road with the promise of long-term profitability and sustainability as the prize. Deming introduces, or at least stresses the use of what [...]
Whoever said supply chain management wasn’t sexy ought to look up. Way up. Another incredible chapter in the amazing story of 21st century supply chain innovation is being written, some 200 miles over our heads. On Sunday, October 7, 2012, an unmanned commercial cargo ship blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, embarking on a supply [...]
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