Lean supply chain management essentials a framework for materials managers
Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, is an ineffective support system f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Fla.
CRC Press
2011
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, is an ineffective support system for a company that wants to adopt Lean practices. It begins by defining supply chain management basics, including roles, objectives, and responsibilities from a traditional framework. Next, it describes Lean basics and explores the conflicts between Lean and the traditional framework. The book focuses on the materials management aspects of Lean, such as leveling work into the value stream, heijunka scheduling, standard work, and the concept of intervals, including Every Part Every Interval (EPEI). By combining traditional materials management tools, such as Sales and Operations Planning (S & OP), with Lean manufacturing approaches and applying them to different manufacturing environments, the authors clarify the logic behind why you are doing what you're doing with Lean components and how they fit together as a system ... -- Book Description |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen. - Includes index |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1439891222 9781439891223 1439840822 9781439840856 1439840857 |