Supply Chain Management Books. End-to-End Lean Management: A Guide to Complete Supply Chain Improvement | by Robert J. Trent | ISBN: 9781932159929. Tools and Approaches for Continuous Lean Improvement. CREATING A LEAN SUPPLY NETWORK. WAYS TO ACHIEVE LEAN DISTRIBUTION.
End-to-End Lean Management: A Guide to Complete Supply Chain Improvement
by Robert J. Trent
ISBN:9781932159929
Featuring an expansive set of tools, techniques, and performance measures, this unique book shows how to apply the lean philosophy across the entire supply chain, from suppliers, to transportation and operations, through distribution to customers.
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End-to-End Lean Management—A Guide to Complete Supply Chain Improvement
Preface
OVERVIEW
WANTED—A BETTER WAY
STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK
Part I – Understanding the Lean Supply Chain
Chapter 1 – Understanding Lean
WHAT IS LEAN?
ZEROING IN ON WASTE
DEFINING SUPPLY CHAINS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
COMPARING THE PHILOSOPHIES
NINE MYTHS ABOUT LEAN
LINKING LEAN ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 2 – Lean Supply
SELECTING AND DEVELOPING LEAN SUPPLIERS
CREATING A LEAN SUPPLY NETWORK
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE LEAN
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 3 – Lean Transportation
WHAT IS LEAN TRANSPORTATION?
TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION—A CATALYST FOR LEAN
ELEMENTS OF A LEAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 4 – Lean Operations
SETUP TIME REDUCTION
FACILITY LAYOUT CHANGES
PULL SYSTEMS
UNIFORM LOADING
LEVEL SCHEDULING
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 5 – Lean Distribution
OVERVIEW
A PRIMER ON DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
WAYS TO ACHIEVE LEAN DISTRIBUTION
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 6 – Measuring for Lean
THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASUREMENT
THE DARK SIDE OF MEASUREMENT
HOW DO WE KNOW IF MEASURES ARE GOOD?
MEASURES THAT SUPPORT LEAN SUPPLY CHAINS
LINKING LEAN TO CORPORATE INDICATORS
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 7 – Tools and Approaches for Continuous Lean Improvement
KAIZEN EVENTS
CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SESSIONS
GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING
PROCESS MODELING AND REDESIGN
VALUE STREAM MAPPING
SIX SIGMA METHODLOGY AND PROJECTS
VALUE ANALYSIS WORKSHOPS
SUGGESTION PROGRAMS
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Part II – Lean Cases and Applications
Chapter 8 – Going with the Flow
BOTTLENECKS AND THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
THE CANDLE-MAKING PROCESS
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 9 – Lean is the Pits
OVERVIEW
LEARNING FROM NASCAR RACING TEAMS
APPLYING NASCAR LESSONS TO INDUSTRY
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 10 – What Goes Around Comes Around
UNDERSTANDING CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS
MAKING THE FINANCIAL CASE
IDENTIFYING COST AND BENEFIT CATEGORIES
RETURNABLE CONTAINERS AT QUICK CHEK
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 11 – Why Push When You Can Pull?
OVERVIEW
SIMPLIFIED SCHEDULING IS NOT ALWAYS LEAN SCHEDULING
WHAT ARE THE LEAN CHANGES?
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 12 – Why Push When You Can Pull? The Lessons Learned
DO NOT FORGET TRAINING
ALIGN PERFORMANCE MEASURES WITH SYSTEM OBJECTIVES
DO NOT IGNORE EQUIPMENT SETUP TIME
MINIMIZE SYSTEM OVERRIDES
BE CAREFUL WHEN USING AVERAGES
ESTABLISH THE BASELINE FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
LAUNCH THE SYSTEM IN PHASES
INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS DURING SYSTEM DESIGN
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 13 – Lean Takes to the Skies
BOEING’S MARKET CHALLENGES
BOEING’S LEAN JOURNEY
THE 737 STORY
MOONSHINE, ANYONE?
THE DEFENSE SIDE OF THE BUSINESS
THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEAN
SUPPLIERS ARE PART OF THE LEAN VISION
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 14 – Beam Me Up, Scotty
LET’S LEARN MORE ABOUT TELEMETRY
THE AIR PRODUCTS DELIVERY SYSTEM
REMOTE TELEMETRY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
NOW THE GOOD STUFF—REMOTE TELEMETRY BENEFITS
WHAT’S NEXT?
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 15 – Lean is Electrifying
AUTOMATED METER READING
THE ROLE OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP
AUTOMATED METER READING BENEFITS
THE LESSONS LEARNED
WHERE TO NEXT?
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Chapter 16 – You’re Choking Me!
THE CURRENT RECEIVING PROCESS
WHY THIS PROCESS IS NOT LEAN
MAKING THE RECEIVING PROCESS LEAN
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Epilogue
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