The Lean Logistics Blog

Spending less time on freight claims is all about minimizing – doing fewer steps, doing fewer claims, and doing less work yourself. Whether you have a big company budget or a budget of exactly $0, here are the top 3 ways to spend less time managing freight claims. #3: Use a Standard Freight Claim Form […]

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 […]

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 make decisions in the workplace every day.  As we all know, choices drive end results.  How can one be confident in choices in the workplace where the end result is reflective (good or bad) on the decision maker?   The XY Matrix, as discussed in Lean Six Sigma Logistics: Strategic Development to Operational Success, […]

The recent past has been challenging for many of us in industry. The bold truth is regardless of our age or experience level, most of us have never been down this road before.  Economists now feel we have at last hit bottom, whatever that means, and what logic are they are using to reach this […]

Click to watch the webinar. To become a Lean Supply Chain Professional, we must grow our skills in three areas: Lean Problem Solving, Lean Supply Chain Application, and Lean Leadership. In this free one-hour webinar now available online, you will be introduced to: Lean problem solving through the use of problem solving tools to eliminate […]

The ultimate goal of lean thinking is to reduce our reliance on warehousing. However, the fact remains that warehousing and distribution center management is necessary because of extended lead times and unbalanced business process connections. Consequently, we want to manage warehousing as efficiently as possible. To accomplish this goal, we must bring lean principles into […]

The “Price Trends” section of the October 2011 issue of Logistics Management discusses transportation pricing in the trucking industry. They have forecasted the overall trucking rates to go up 5.9% in 2011 and LTL rates to go up 8.2%. Utilizing lean logistics engineering and routing helps to hedge these transportation cost increases that are inevitable […]

Two months ago I accepted a position with LeanCor Supply Chain Group as a Lean Logistics Specialist. I was eager to jump into the logistics field. I felt I had the knowledge and skills that a young professional such as myself would need in order to be successful in the industry. Right from the beginning, […]

In some recent lean training, I was introduced to the powerful concept of a Critical To Quality (CTQ) checklist.  It’s a very versatile tool and it wasn’t long before I came to realize the broad scope of its application.  In fact, the concept seems applicable even to training itself. The CTQ checklist is a tool […]