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Improving the extended value stream : lean for the entire supply chain /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dolcemascolo, Darren
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Productivity Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Business logistics.
Manufacturing processes.
Industrial management.
Industrial efficiency.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Planning and analysis of the lean extended value stream
  • Lean and the extended value stream
  • Mapping the extended value stream, current state
  • Creating a lean extended value stream
  • Implementation of the lean supply chain
  • Outsourcing strategy: how to determine when it makes sense to outsource
  • Evaluating current and potential suppliers for the lean extended value stream
  • Buyer-supplier relationships in the lean enterprise: contracting
  • Value-stream mapping at supplier sites
  • The tools of process kaizen
  • Facilitating kaizen events for suppliers and customers
  • Sustaining and continuously improving the lean extended value stream
  • Techniques for sustaining success
  • Continuous improvement of the extended value stream.