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Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to the Principles of Toyota's Renowned System
449 kr
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The Toyota Production System is thebenchmark used throughout theworld for “lean” thinking. Now youcan model your own processes after those ofthe company that “wrote the book on supplychain management.”
Written by two experts on the subject, alongwith a former Toyota senior executive, thisbook details the most celebrated supply chainoperation in the world to help you form anintegrated, synchronized system that will bethe envy of your industry.
You will find key insight into the logic behindevery point of Toyota’s supply chain, alongwith both the tactics and strategies you canuse to build an outstanding system of yourown. Toyota Supply Chain Management explainshow to achieve balance and efficiencyby focusing on:
Variety: Determine your varietyof offerings based on operationalefficiency and market demandVelocity: Maintain a steadyflow through all processes ofthe supply chainVariability: Manage inconsistenciescarefully to reduce cost andimprove qualityVisibility: Ensure the transparencyof all processes to enable continuouslearning and improvementThe authors provide valuable insider tipsand offer hands-on guidance for improvingproduction and operations in a variety ofindustries, including health care, insurance,banking, credit processing, and retailing.
With careful attention paid to every aspectof the subject—from principles and theories tooperations and best practices—Toyota SupplyChain Management is the most comprehensive,insightful guide to forging a world-classsupply chain system.
250 kr
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The authors call these events ‘stretch opportunities'. This book focuses on strategic thinking and tactical examples of how best to prepare for such events. The authors outline common themes across all such challenges, and introduce three key management concepts: Flexibility, Agility and Real Options.
This book also includes a specific chapter on how to structure supply chains to capitalize on stretch opportunities and the authors provide specific tactical frameworks to build in agility, flexibility and real options into a supply chain. In conclusion, you'll find a checklist that to ensure that the right questions are asked in developing supply chains so that the ability to "surge" at profitable opportunities is nourished.