Lean Supply Chain Management: A Handbook for Strategic ProcurementUnlike other strategic procurement guides, Lean Supply Chain Management considers an organization's "business condition" as a contributing factor in the development of a strategic procurement strategy. That is, rather than taking a "one-size fits all" approach, the author's more individualized approach illustrates techniques specific to organizations operating in a standard or crisis environment. Highlights include:
Lean Supply Chain Management provides purchasers and supplier development professionals with the tools needed to transform procurement from a mere cost center to a profit generator. |
Common terms and phrases
ability achieve actions activities analysis approach buyer commodity consolidation cost improvement cost management cost reduction cost savings crisis plan customer demand defined delivery drive DSW's elements evaluation factors Figure focus global goals hoshin identified implementation of lean implementation plan increase industry integration inventory issues kaikaku kanban lean efforts lean implementation lean manufacturing lean SCM lean supply chain logistics materials management measures ment methodology methods ongoing operations opportunities order fulfillment organizational overarching objectives percent performance Phase plier PPAP price benchmarking price reductions purchasing relationship requirements responsible SCM efforts SCM organization short-term skills sourcing specific strategic initiative structure success Supp supplier development supplier quality supply base supply chain efforts supply chain management supply chain organization Tactical tion tomer Toyota Production Systems VA/VE value chain value engineering Value Stream Mapping
References to this book
Das Konzept der Ausbalancierten Produktion in Supply Chains Stefan Tillenburg No preview available - 2008 |