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Slot3D

In most warehouses the material handlers travel empty more than 60% of the time. Long pick paths and poor product

Supply Chain Guru

Supply Chain design studies often target understanding the impact of new sourcing options such as switching suppliers, opening or closing

Facility Block Layout

A standard approach for creating a new production facility layout for either a green field or an existing facility is

Kanban

When asked recently to recommend reference books on Kanban here’s what I came up with… Kanban for the Shopfloor is

EOQ Slide Rule

Only engineers and scientists old enough to have been in college before say 1976 and the commercialization of the pocket

More Kanban Calculations

First listed various formulations of calculating kanban quantities in

Entropy and the death of peaceful order

Had dinner last night with Richard Zuber, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Honeywell. He was a student of

Slotting – Cubic Velocity Calculation

Cubic velocity calculation is used for storage equipment selection. The formula consisting of the average quantity ordered, the product’s dimensions,

Slotting Defined

In warehouses, distribution centers, or even stores the placement of each item can be a science, sometimes it’s an

Inventory Reduction, Now Selling 20 Ideas

Cut the package size, customers may want less right now. Increase the package size, customers will take what they can

Lean String Theory

Before the widespread use of computers the location of warehouses, stores, franchises were often settled by using a ‘string map’.

Cheat Sheet – Material Handling Equipment & Aisle Widths

Material Handling Equipment and aisle widths: Type Clear Height Area to store 1,000 pallets Aisle width Counter-Balanced Truck 22′

Fixed Repeating Schedule – Product Family Turnover Rate

Here’s another example for “sizing the wheel” for a mixed model fixed repeating schedule. Given: Changeover Time = 100 minutes

Cheat Sheet – Stock Storage Types

An example from a recent warehouse layout project; analysis leading up to a facility block (zone) layout. Pallets per

EFCA won’t affect me, right?

If the proposed Employee Free Choice Act becomes law, I suspect that many smaller business owners have assumed that

Cutting off the tail

Running out of room? Consolidating operations? Relocating to a new location? Need to liberate some cash? It’s time to

10 Things you can do to reduce inventory now

Things you can do to free up some cash right now: Adjust safety stock Reduce safety lead time Cut PO quantities

Kanban Simulation

Table top simulations are always a great training aid, and a debugging tool too. Despite careful instruction and process design

Process Improvement in a Down Economy

Many business leaders fail to see the opportunities that an economic downturn provides. To take advantage of opportunities you first

Gauss

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) seen here on a German 10 Deutsche Mark banknote was a mathematician, astronomer, scientist noted

Demand Segmentation Examples

Here are several examples of Demand Segmentation Analysis:

Leader’s Job

The leader’s job is to drive the bus; Get the right people on the bus Get the wrong people

Inventory Drivers

• Supply Chain Organization: Is there an integrated approach to the supply chain and inventory decisions, or do you have

Gemba Walk

1. Select a theme for each walk 2. Question the supervisors 3. Listen (and learn) attentively 4. Share what

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