- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 14, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071615490
- ISBN-13: 978-0071615495
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
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Product Description
The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for “lean” thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that “wrote the book on supply chain management.”
Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry.
You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota’s supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you can use to build an outstanding system of your own. Toyota Supply Chain Management explains how to achieve balance and efficiency by focusing on:
With careful attention paid to every aspect of the subject—from principles and theories to operations and best practices—Toyota Supply Chain Management is the most comprehensive, insightful guide to forging a world-class supply chain system.
Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry.
You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota’s supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you can use to build an outstanding system of your own. Toyota Supply Chain Management explains how to achieve balance and efficiency by focusing on:
- Variety: Determine your variety of offerings based on operational efficiency and market demand
- Velocity: Maintain a steady flow through all processes of the supply chain
- Variability: Manage inconsistencies carefully to reduce cost and improve quality
- Visibility: Ensure the transparency of all processes to enable continuous learning and improvement
With careful attention paid to every aspect of the subject—from principles and theories to operations and best practices—Toyota Supply Chain Management is the most comprehensive, insightful guide to forging a world-class supply chain system.
From the Back Cover
Top management secrets to building a world-clas supply chain Three industry insiders cover every link in Toyota’s supply chain, explaining the operations and the logic behind them. Toyota Supply Chain Management will help you design and oversee significant improvements to your supply chain, including- Sales planing
- Production scheduling
- Supplier Management
- Logistics
- Parts ordering
- Demand fulfillment
Apply the lessons of Toyota to ensure your company leads the race for growth and profits in today’s competitive economy.
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