Reinventing Lean Introducing Lean Management into the Supply Chain

[ELSEVIER Butterworth-Heinemann LOGO] Technology: Engineering. General Reinventing Lean Introducing Lean into the Supply Chain Gerhard Plenert President, Institute of World Class Management KEY FEATURES 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 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 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. Contents: Integrating Supply Chain Management; What is a Supply Chain?; What is Supply Chain Management (SCM)?; What are the Tools of Supply Chain Management (SCM)?; What are the Measures of a Successful Supply Chain Management?; What Does it Take to Create a World-Class Supply Chain Environment?; DEVELOPING A LEAN ENVIRONMENT: What is Lean?; What are the Acceptance Tools of Lean Management?; What are the Technical Tools of Lean Management?; What are the Measures of Lean Success?; CREATING A LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT: How to Create An Integrated World-Class Lean SCM Environment; Summary and Conclusions Related titles: Moore: Making Common Sense Common Practice, 3/e. 0-7506-7821-6 Mobley: Total Plant Performance Management, 0-88415-877-2 Smith & Hawkins: Lean Maintenance, 0-7506-7779-1Plenert, Gerhard Johannes is the author of 'Reinventing Lean Introducing Lean Management into the Supply Chain', published 2006 under ISBN 9780123705174 and ISBN 0123705177.