Lean Supply Chain Management : A Handbook for Strategic Procurement

Title: Lean Supply Chain Management : A Handbook for Strategic Procurement
Author: Jeffrey P. Wincel
ISBN: 156327289X / 9781563272899
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 239
Publisher: Productivity Press
Year: 2004
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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Unlike 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" environment or "crisis" environment. In addition, Lean Supply Chain Management is the only book that incorporates lean methodology as the key factor in its supply chain strategies.

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Highlights include:
• Methods for developing and tracking strategic procurement initiatives.
• Planning in the "standard" and "crisis" environments.
• Coordinating supply chain management and lean manufacturing.
• Performance measurement tools.
• 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.

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Foreword
Introduction

Section 1 : The Foundations
Chapter 1 : The Purchasing/SCM Executive as CEO
Chapter 2 : The Disciplines of Planning
Chapter 3 : Force Versus Skill

Section 2 : The Crisis Environment
Chapter 4 : Defining the Crisis Environment
Chapter 5 : Crisis Plan Background and Phase 1 : Acquisition Team Formation
Chapter 6 : Phase II : Price Benchmarking
Chapter 7 : Phase III : Short-Term Process Improvement
Chapter 8 : Phase IV : Value Analysis/Value Engineering
Chapter 9 : Phase V : Lean Manufacturing

Section 3 : The Standard Environment
Chapter 10 : Defining the Standard Environment
Chapter 11 : Supply Base Management
Chapter 12 : Supplier Quality and Development
Chapter 13 : Cost Management and Control
Chapter 14 : Materials Management
Chapter 15 : The Supply Chain Organization

Section 4 : Coordinating SCM and Lean Management
Chapter 16 : Developing & Implementing Lean Fundamentals
Chapter 17 : Manufacturing Implementation
Chapter 18 : Ongoing Improvements

Index