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Shipping Woes & Business Wins: A Lean Approach to Logistics | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E86

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When your entire shipping process is disrupted by a black hole of lost packages, what do you do? In this episode, we dive into a real-world shipping and fulfillment crisis, as a USPS hub in Indianapolis fails to deliver—literally. With potential for lost orders, frustrated customers, and rising costs, Andrew breaks down how his company pivoted their logistics strategy in real time to save their product launch.

We also explore lean manufacturing principles, the importance of process feedback loops, and why bad vendors will eventually burn themselves down—sometimes literally. Plus, hear some wild manufacturing war stories, including an industry where 50% of products are thrown away—and it’s still cheaper than domestic production.

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When your entire shipping process is disrupted by a black hole of lost packages, what do you do? In this episode, we dive into a real-world shipping and fulfillment crisis, as a USPS hub in Indianapolis fails to deliver—literally. With potential for lost orders, frustrated customers, and rising costs, Andrew breaks down how his company pivoted their logistics strategy in real time to save their product launch.

We also explore lean manufacturing principles, the importance of process feedback loops, and why bad vendors will eventually burn themselves down—sometimes literally. Plus, hear some wild manufacturing war stories, including an industry where 50% of products are thrown away—and it’s still cheaper than domestic production.

  continue reading

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