Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 256 pages
- Published by: Productivity Press
- Edition: 1st Edition December 30, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 156327289X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1563272899
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Review
This book addresses one of my main frustrations with the supply chain business -- it treats supplier management as a technical logistics issue. Jeffrey Wincel, through his extensive experience in doing it right at Donnelly Mirrors, shows us how lean supply chain management is much more than that. It is about relationships. It is a blending of cultures. It is having a lean plant providing seamless, just-in-time delivery of quality parts to another lean plant. Lean supply chain management is a core competency of Toyota and if you are serious about developing this competency I recommend that you read this book.
Beyond reading about the supply chain approach from a successful company, the best learning advantage would be to supply companies like Toyota and traditional (automotive) companies. This gives an individual leader and teams the advantage of seeing and comparing two methods, traditional versus lean, side by side. This side-by-side comparison lets us see what works and what does not work in the U.S. manufacturing environment. This is exactly the comparison that Jeff Wincel brings to the table in his book,
Lean Supply Chain Management.Jeffrey K. Liker, Ph.D.,
University of Michigan, Editor,
Becoming Lean 06/01/04
Russ Scaffede, VP, Manufacturing, Tiara Yachts, Holland, Michigan 06/01/04
Product Description
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.
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.
Reader Reviews
With a `no holds barred' approach to a complex topic, Jeffrey `tells it like it is' in his first book, Lean Supply Chain Management: A Handbook For Strategic Procurement. Based upon his career as a procurement executive, he shares his thoughts and strategies in this insightful book combining theory and practical tools in an easy-to-read format. The case study interspersed throughout the book provides the real world, `tools-in-action' perspective. With 60% to 70% of the cost of a company's manufactured product now residing within the value chain of suppliers (i.e., bought out), he champions the creation of a Chief Procurement Officer to underscore the vital contribution that purchasing makes to corporate profits. His book's underlying theme is the collaborative approach to supply chain management - working with the suppliers to improve designs and processes, optimize costs and reduce lead times while surprising and delighting the customer. Encouraging companies to put away the big sticks when they deal with their suppliers, he provides solid advice for supply chain management in standard as well as crisis environments. He demonstrates how sound principles of lean theory and action can be coordinated with enlightened supply chain management practices to add value to bottom-line profits. This book puts the strategic focus back into the purchasing function. I highly recommend this book.
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