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Book Description

Speed to market, reducing costs, and accelerating lead times are vital for survival in today’s competitive environment. This “how to” book illustrates how to integrate Lean, Six Sigma and Logistics into a cohesive process that will help you eliminate unnecessary inventories through disciplined efforts to understand and reduce variation, while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain. Lean Six Sigma Logistics provides the vehicle to solidify strategic position, win over customers, and achieve increased profit margins. It is the one book that executives, practitioners, consultants and academics will all want on their bookshelf.

Key Features
  • Provides a method to develop strategies as well as tactical steps for successful operational implementation of Lean Six Sigma Logistics
  • Teaches you to uncover, calculate, and reduce total logistics costs
  • Addresses top management concerns while providing all the necessary tools and guidance on how to use them for the logistics practitioner
  • Covers the technical issues as well as the leadership aspects of Lean Six Sigma Logistics
  • Presents definitive answers for improving operations, making customers happy, and reducing costs and variability and includes a case study that can be used to teach and coach employees or students

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  8. Web Added Value™
  9. SECTION 1. LEAN SIX SIGMA LOGISTICS: WHY BOTHER?
    1. CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS LEAN SIX SIGMA LOGISTICS?
    2. CHAPTER 2. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  10. SECTION 2. THE LOGISTICS WASTES
    1. CHAPTER 3. THE WASTE OF INVENTORY
    2. CHAPTER 4. THE WASTE OF TRANSPORTATION
    3. CHAPTER 5. THE WASTE OF SPACE AND FACILITIES
    4. CHAPTER 6. THE WASTE OF TIME
    5. CHAPTER 7. THE WASTE OF PACKAGING
    6. CHAPTER 8. THE WASTE OF ADMINISTRATION
    7. CHAPTER 9. THE WASTE OF KNOWLEDGE
  11. SECTION 3. THE LOGISTICS BRIDGE MODEL
    1. CHAPTER 10. A TOUR OF THE BRIDGE
    2. CHAPTER 11. LOGISTICS FLOW: ASSET FLOW
    3. CHAPTER 12. FLOW: INFORMATION FLOW
    4. CHAPTER 13. FLOW: FINANCIAL FLOW
    5. CHAPTER 14. CAPABILITY: PREDICTABILITY
    6. CHAPTER 15. CAPABILITY: STABILITY
    7. CHAPTER 16. CAPABILITY: VISIBILITY
    8. CHAPTER 17. DISCIPLINE: COLLABORATION
    9. CHAPTER 18. DISCIPLINE: SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION
    10. CHAPTER 19. DISCIPLINE: WASTE ELIMINATION
  12. SECTION 4. BUILDING THE BRIDGE: LEAN SIX SIGMA LOGISTICS TOOLS
    1. CHAPTER 20. STRATEGY AND PLANNING TOOLS
    2. CHAPTER 21. PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOLS
    3. CHAPTER 22. OPERATIONAL TOOLS
    4. CHAPTER 23. MEASUREMENT TOOLS
    5. CHAPTER 24. CASE STUDY: GOLDSMART PRODUCTS, INC.
    6. CHAPTER 25. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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