Supply Chain 101
The term for the movement of goods from supplier to customer.
What is logistics?
This Lean concept focuses on eliminating activities that don’t add value.
What is waste elimination?
A brief meeting where a team aligns on goals and blockers.
What is a stand-up (or daily huddle)?
Pixar’s “Toy Story” shows this type of supply chain problem when Buzz gets stuck at Pizza Planet.
What is a disruption?
The year our company was founded.
This document lists the contents of a shipment.
What is a packing slip (or bill of lading)?
This measurement helps companies track the amount of carbon emissions from transporting goods.
What is carbon footprint?
The social platform most associated with professional networking.
What is LinkedIn?
The company that popularized same-day delivery.
What is Amazon?
The city where our headquarters is located.
What is Dearborn, MI?
The practice of keeping just enough inventory on hand to meet demand.
What is just-in-time inventory?
A Lean tool represented visually with boxes and arrows to map every step in a process.
What is a value stream map?
A key skill for influencing others and presenting ideas.
What is communication?
The color of FedEx's logo text (besides purple).
What is orange (or green for FedEx Ground)?
One of the industries we most commonly serve.
What is automotive, industrial, government, or retail?
A large building where goods are stored before distribution.
What is a warehouse?
This term describes using local suppliers to reduce transportation emissions and support nearby economies.
What is sourcing locally?
A S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting framework where the “R” stands for this.
What is relevant?
This app disrupted supply chains by letting you hail your own ride instead of waiting for a taxi.
What is Uber?
Our company’s core value that starts with “I.”
What is integrity?
The acronym for systems that manage a company’s supply chain operations.
What is ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)?
This supply chain strategy reduces fuel consumption by grouping deliveries for multiple customers on a single trip.
What is route optimization?
The term for finding a more experienced colleague for guidance.
What is mentorship?
This TV show features Heisenberg’s blue product that would have serious supply chain challenges.
What is Breaking Bad?
Our President's name.
Who is Mike McNamara?