DC Velocity - September 2017

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Lean manufacturing’s benefits go beyond efficiency and inventory reduction, says DC VELOCITY blogger Robert Gordon. Gordon, who is program director of American Public University’s reverse logistics department, says the discipline improves product quality and even boosts worker safety and morale. But there are hazards to watch out for; Gordon enumerates four of these in his blog post “Lean manufacturing leads to greater efficiency.” Read what he has to say at http://blogs.dcvelocity. com/reverse_logistics/.

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; A better supply chain means better health care. When Laurel Junk arrived at Kaiser Permanente, she set out to consolidate a fragmented operation. The goal wasn’t just to save money; the company wanted to improve service to patients. Five years later, that effort has exceeded its promised deliverables by a wide margin. Read our Web-only extended Q&A with Junk at www.dcvelocity.com.

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