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1. Consider Shipment productivity. Think of one way that you could improve shipment productivity and explain.

2. Think of one other Productivity Measure you might use at a beer distribution company and explain how you would calculate it. And then how would use it to improve productivity?

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1. One way to improving shipment productivity is to ensure that the shipping operation is standardized. Standardization of the shipping operation is the foundation of continuous improvement. Standardization entails performing the operation in a repetitive way each and every time. Standardization makes waste visible in the process, and it also eliminate or reduce variation within the ...

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