Engineering a Lean Supply Chain DVD from Improvement Tools.com
Engineering a Lean Supply Chain DVD
Engineering a Lean Supply Chain DVD, available from
Improvement Tools.com , is an introductory program, which explores the business practice of supply chain collaboration and explains how companies are leaning their supply chain.
For expert advice, Greg Hutchins - a principal with Quality Plus Engineering in Portland, Oregon and the author of ‘Supply Management Strategies’ was consulted.
New competitive pressures have made all manufacturing companies realise they need to be part of a supply chain and focus their business on the part of the process they do best.
The constant flow of materials and information within these supply chains can contain a large amount of waste if not managed properly.
Engineering a Lean Supply Chain DVD can show why collaboration between customers and suppliers is so important and where waste can be found in the supply chain.
Main points: Find out why supply chain collaboration has become so important, learn steps that can be taken to discover the waste in the supply chain, see how to define a company's ‘core competencies’, get expert advice on the actions that can be taken to improve the supply chain, identify design deficiencies and avoid waste in the supply chain before it is created.
18-Aug-2008