The Lean Logistics Blog

The people in your organization are the secret keys to improving your businesses bottom line results. Many of us, including myself, have gone to a lean six sigma training course to learn the tools necessary to improve our organization, and although this is great and we learned a lot of valuable tools, we need to […]

Designing and defining packaging requirements is a difficult task for most companies who purchase packaged components. Competing forces such as lot size, consumption frequency, logistics utilization, ergonomics, and especially piece price can make it challenging to determine the correct packaging. We often observe one of two approaches to this situation: Piece Price The most common […]

We just received the March Logistics Market Snapshot from our friends at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics. In the spirit of celebration for St. Patrick’s Day right behind us, below are some encouraging statistics this month that seemed fitting: Below are some encouraging statistics from the report: U.S. wineries set a record for imports last […]

LeanCor recently enhanced its International Logistics services. Here’s a glimpse of how we can help you take control of your global network: Take Control of Your Global Network. Through a partnership with LeanCor, we will deploy lean concepts to your fulfillment stream to create an efficient global transportation network. This will provide you with: Logistics […]

We just received the February Logistics Market Snapshot from our friends at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics.  Below are some encouraging statistics from the report: U.S. exports of goods and services reached a record $2.2 trillion in 2012. Exports in 2012 outpaced the growth in imports for the first time since 2007. Exports […]

  We’re launching a new video series on exploring lean! In this first episode, LeanCor’s Online Training Manager Julia Kirby interviews Robert Martichenko on Lean Leadership – Purpose and Value Alignment.   Enjoy!

We just received the October Logistics Market Snapshot from our friends at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics.  Below are some encouraging statistics from the report: EMPLOYMENT & LABOR: Transportation employment increased 2.4% year-over-year in September, adding 17,100 jobs from the previous month.  This equals 15% of ALL jobs addedin the U.S., including: 9,200 […]

We just received the August Logistics Market Snapshot from the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics. Below are some encouraging statistics from the report: 1)      The overall vacancy rate of warehouses and DC’s across the U.S. is now at the lowest rate since 2008.  Declining to 9.3% at the end of the Q2 as […]

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (@CSCMP) released its 23rd Annual “State of Logistics Report®” (#SOfL2012) on June 13, 2012. The “State of Logistics Report®” is widely regarded as the benchmark for US logistics activity and used as reference throughout the supply chain industry. According to the numbers, 2011 could be summarized as follows: […]

The definition of lean logistics varies from person to person. For some, it means eliminating inventory and getting stuff out the door before it has time to cost anything. For others, it’s a more general idea of bringing efficiency to the entire logistics process. Whatever the case, lean has an inherent amount of risk built […]