Reinventing Lean
Introducing Lean Management into the Supply Chain
- 1st Edition - August 14, 2006
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: Gerhard Plenert
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 0 5 1 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 6 5 0 3 - 6
Most books on Supply Chain Management simply focus on how to move materials and key resources throughout an industrial enterprise. Reinventing Lean shows how SCM can be made “Lea… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMost books on Supply Chain Management simply focus on how to move materials and key resources throughout an industrial enterprise. Reinventing Lean shows how SCM can be made “Lean,” leading to much more reliable, cost-effective and competitive Supply Chain Management” (SCM). In this book, the reader will find a collection of management tools that will help to implement Lean principles, and to understand the components of an integrated Supply Chain Management system. Moreover, the book will show that to make Lean SCM effective, both the functional management tools as well as an enterprise-wide cultural readiness are needed in order to lay the groundwork for a World Class Lean Supply Chain.
Reinventing Lean will carefully lead engineers and manufacturing managers on how to adopt a cutting-edge Lean Supply Chain strategy. The book will lay out various proven approaches to incorporating Lean and SCM practices, by focusing on the ways in which SCM relates to materials, money, and information movement within the manufacturing environment. And because Reinventing Lean recognizes that a successful Lean SCM system cannot be achieved unless an organization supports team integration and the willingness to adapt to change, it provides not only the technical tools but also methods for changing company cultural factors that can make it all come together for a successful operation.
- Industrial engineers and plant managers, with strong backgrounds in SCM, will learn how lean management principles can be utilized to make their organizations leaner, more efficient, and more competitive
- Readers will find out how to lay out various approaches to incorporating Lean and SCM practices
- Readers can learn how to customize a cutting-edge Lean Supply Chain strategy which will give a distinct advantage over the competition
Industrial engineers and lean implementation leaders, Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Technicians, Mechanical Engineers,Top and middle managers responsible for lean implementation and bottom-line results,Manufacturing, design, and quality engineers
Part I: Integrating Supply Chain Management
Chapter 1: What is a Supply Chain?
Introducing the First Article Lab
Defining the Supply Chain
A Little History
Summary
Chapter 2: What is Supply Chain Management (SCM)?
What is Management
Goals
A Model
A Strategy
A Structure, The Managed, The Managing
Education
Summary
Chapter 3: What are the tools of SCM?
Meeting PPI, Inc.
SCM Tools
Chapter 4: What are the measures of a successful SCM?
The Role and Purpose of Measures
Some Examples of Measures
The Role and Purpose of Control Systems
An Industry Example – Managing Your Supply Chain Using Event Management
What is the Best Measure for Your Organization?
Summary
Chapter 5: What does it take to create a World Class Supply Chain Environment?
World Class
Part II: Developing a Lean Environment
Chapter 6: What is Lean?
Defining Lean
Change
The Facilitator
Lean Tools
How the Lean Process Works
Summary Comments
Chapter 7: What are the Acceptance tools of Lean Management?
What is an Acceptance Tool?
Some Success Stories
Reviewing a Few Examples of Acceptance Tools
Wrap-up
Appendix 7-A: The JoHari Window Assessment Test
Appendix 7-B: The Values System Survey
Appendix 7-C: The PA-PT Survey
Appendix 7-D: The Situational Leadership Survey
Chapter 8: What are the Technical tools of Lean Management?
What is a Technical Tool?
Mapping the Process
Identifying Improvements
Sustainment
Some Success Stories
Reviewing a Few Additional Examples of the Technical Tools
Wrap-up
Chapter 9: What are the measures of Lean Success?
Why are the Lean Improvements So Dramatic?
Measures
Summary
Part III: Creating a Lean Supply Chain Management Environment
Chapter 10: How to create an integrated World Class Lean SCM environment
How do the Principles and Goals of Lean and SCM Align?
More Examples
Industry’s Mandate
Chapter 11: Developing a leading competitive edge using World Class Lean SCM
Supply Chain Woes
Chapter 1: What is a Supply Chain?
Introducing the First Article Lab
Defining the Supply Chain
A Little History
Summary
Chapter 2: What is Supply Chain Management (SCM)?
What is Management
Goals
A Model
A Strategy
A Structure, The Managed, The Managing
Education
Summary
Chapter 3: What are the tools of SCM?
Meeting PPI, Inc.
SCM Tools
Chapter 4: What are the measures of a successful SCM?
The Role and Purpose of Measures
Some Examples of Measures
The Role and Purpose of Control Systems
An Industry Example – Managing Your Supply Chain Using Event Management
What is the Best Measure for Your Organization?
Summary
Chapter 5: What does it take to create a World Class Supply Chain Environment?
World Class
Part II: Developing a Lean Environment
Chapter 6: What is Lean?
Defining Lean
Change
The Facilitator
Lean Tools
How the Lean Process Works
Summary Comments
Chapter 7: What are the Acceptance tools of Lean Management?
What is an Acceptance Tool?
Some Success Stories
Reviewing a Few Examples of Acceptance Tools
Wrap-up
Appendix 7-A: The JoHari Window Assessment Test
Appendix 7-B: The Values System Survey
Appendix 7-C: The PA-PT Survey
Appendix 7-D: The Situational Leadership Survey
Chapter 8: What are the Technical tools of Lean Management?
What is a Technical Tool?
Mapping the Process
Identifying Improvements
Sustainment
Some Success Stories
Reviewing a Few Additional Examples of the Technical Tools
Wrap-up
Chapter 9: What are the measures of Lean Success?
Why are the Lean Improvements So Dramatic?
Measures
Summary
Part III: Creating a Lean Supply Chain Management Environment
Chapter 10: How to create an integrated World Class Lean SCM environment
How do the Principles and Goals of Lean and SCM Align?
More Examples
Industry’s Mandate
Chapter 11: Developing a leading competitive edge using World Class Lean SCM
Supply Chain Woes
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 14, 2006
- No. of pages (Hardback): 328
- No. of pages (eBook): 328
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123705174
- eBook ISBN: 9780080465036
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Gerhard Plenert
President, Institute of World Class Management
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