The Lean Logistics Blog

A November 2012 survey found that distribution center managers understand that their warehouses aren’t entirely optimal, but they lack the time, resources and strategies to greatly improve operations. Specifically, the survey found that mid-sized warehouses (approximately 50 workers) lose almost 3,000 hours a year due to workforce inefficiencies. Additionally, while 89 percent of those surveyed […]

March 21-22, 2013 | Florence, KY Keeping with the true spirit of PDCA, we have improved this workshop to include additional gemba time – both in the Operations Center and now at a Lean Fulfillment Center warehouse! Modeled after the Shingo- award winning workbook Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream, this dynamic and highly interactive workshop teaches […]

I recently read Jim Womack’s Gemba Walks, which has been one of my personal favorite books to date.  Upon completion, I began to reflect on my own many gemba walks, both those in my professional career and as a consumer. As someone with a passion for lean and customer service, I quickly thought of a […]

I began my Lean Journey on April 26, 2010. I had no idea what lean was, but I knew I wanted to learn more about it. I left my previous employer after a year and was in search of more of a career within the supply chain. I began networking and was contacted by a […]

Recently I’ve had the opportunity to be part of a start-up facility.  With any start-up comes lots of new challenges – mainly with implementation and then sustaining that implementation.  Plans are great in theory, but how do we get everyone on board and moving? As my facility team picked up speed it began to feel […]

in partnership with is offering a unique hands-on GEMBA-based workshop for supply chain and distribution professionals. The lean journey generally begins inside the four walls of the manufacturing facility, however eventually it extends to the supply base and our customers. As we begin focusing on waste elimination, inventory reduction and flow, we quickly realize that […]

Inventory is not only a critical part of supply chain management; too often it is the main cause of a painfully incremental progression toward effective and genuine supply chain management. Inventory is not only a critical part of supply chain management; too often it is the main cause of a painfully incremental progression toward effective […]

Thousands of logistics and supply chain management professionals have advanced their knowledge – and company profitability – with the education they obtained through the courses offered by the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech. LeanCor has partnered with Georgia Tech to provide the Lean Supply Chain Professional Certificate Program. This executive learning program […]

Those of us practicing lean supply chain principles are focused on problem solving as a fundamental process to achieve continuous improvement. While we utilize multiple lean tools and processes, there are some fundamental lean principles to drive effective problem solving. At the top of the lean principles list for problem solving is “Engage Worker Knowledge […]

“_____n” (often followed by “on,” “with,” etc.) Definition 1: the act of working with another or others on a joint project Definition 2: something created by working jointly with another or others Definition 3: the act of cooperating as a traitor, especially with an enemy occupying one’s own country   Struggling?  I’ll give you a […]