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Success to the Successful – Systems Archetype 7 29 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Another team- or activity-based dynamic system we see in logistics operations is Success to the Successful. The Sears Story — 2013: In 2008 Sears Holdings rolled out a new decentralized corporate st...
The Cornerstones of Business Excellence: “A True Deadline, Honest Thrill & Inescapable Agony” 26 Jul 2013 | 03:02 pm
Today, we’re going to talk about writing and sharing. No, I haven’t forgotten our continued focus on the downhill flow of water. As you may have guessed, I seek to connect these two things! Everyone ...
Freight Invoice Audit and Payment – Old School or New School? 25 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Believe it or not, there are still a lot of companies out there that use in-house resource to audit and pay their freight invoices. This is the old school approach for processing and payment of freigh...
Escalation — Systems Archetype 6 24 Jul 2013 | 03:01 pm
“My Dad can pick up 50 pounds with one hand!” “Oh yeah? Well, My DAD can pick up 500 pounds with one hand!” “HA! My DAD can pick up a WHOLE CAR with just his pinky!” Have you heard those lines on t...
Eroding Goals — Systems Archetype 5 22 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Goal setting is a big deal in logistics. Warehouse operators set goals, just as transportation managers set goals. We all set goals. The real question is, Who makes their goals? How many times have y...
Shifting the Burden to the Intervenor — Systems Archetype 4 22 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Outside intervention is often the cause of change in an organization. That intervention is not market pressure, like competition, but can come from partners like suppliers, vendors, and service provid...
The Cornerstones of Business Excellence: “As downhill is to water, so must execution be to vision” 19 Jul 2013 | 03:01 pm
Today, let’s simplify. Vision, Execution, Analysis, Reinvention. These four simple themes, cornerstones of business excellence that they are, they flow. Let’s feel that flow now. When you search for ...
TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY & TACTICS: What MODE Should We Use? 18 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
A key part of any transportation strategy is deciding what Transportation MODE to utilize in any given Origin-Destination shipping lane. Mode choices are finite — road, rail, air, or water (and pipeli...
Shifting the Burden — Systems Archetype 3 17 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
How many times have people advised you to “treat the cause, not the symptom”? Treating the symptom is the hallmark of the Shifting the Burden archetype. The advice is obvious. If your stomach hurts f...
Limits to Growth – Systems Archetype 2 16 Jul 2013 | 03:01 pm
One of the first concepts Engineers learn in the Principles of Engineering Economics class is the Law of Diminishing Returns. The Limits to Growth archetype is the systemic representation of the same ...
