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Lean six sigma for supply chain management : the 10-step solution process / James W. Martin.

By: Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.Description: xviii, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0071479422 (hbk.)
  • 9780071479424 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.7 MAR
Contents:
Ch. 1. Using lean six sigma methods to identify and manage supply chain projects -- Ch. 2. Deploying lean six sigma projects using lean tools -- Ch. 3. Demand management impact on lean six sigma projects -- Ch. 4. Lead-time impact on lean six sigma projects -- Ch. 5. Lean six sigma applications to materials requirements planning (MRPII) -- Ch. 6. Identifying lean six sigma projects using inventory models -- Ch. 7. Lean supply chains and third-party logistics -- Ch. 8. Root cause analysis using six sigma tools (with operations research methods) -- Ch. 9. Lean six sigma improvement and control -- Ch. 10. Applying the 10-step solution process -- App. I. Important supply chain metrics -- App. II. Key lean six sigma concepts.
Summary: "Filled with 190 detailed illustrations, this all-in-one resource includes supplemental information on cash investment, profit and loss, inventory turns, on-time delivery, forecasting accuracy, lead time, unplanned orders, schedule changes, overdue backlog, data accuracy, material availability, excess/obsolete inventory, and other topics relating to effective supply chain operations."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes index.

Ch. 1. Using lean six sigma methods to identify and manage supply chain projects -- Ch. 2. Deploying lean six sigma projects using lean tools -- Ch. 3. Demand management impact on lean six sigma projects -- Ch. 4. Lead-time impact on lean six sigma projects -- Ch. 5. Lean six sigma applications to materials requirements planning (MRPII) -- Ch. 6. Identifying lean six sigma projects using inventory models -- Ch. 7. Lean supply chains and third-party logistics -- Ch. 8. Root cause analysis using six sigma tools (with operations research methods) -- Ch. 9. Lean six sigma improvement and control -- Ch. 10. Applying the 10-step solution process -- App. I. Important supply chain metrics -- App. II. Key lean six sigma concepts.

"Filled with 190 detailed illustrations, this all-in-one resource includes supplemental information on cash investment, profit and loss, inventory turns, on-time delivery, forecasting accuracy, lead time, unplanned orders, schedule changes, overdue backlog, data accuracy, material availability, excess/obsolete inventory, and other topics relating to effective supply chain operations."--BOOK JACKET.