Lean Supply Chain Management A Handbook for Strategic Procurement [Hardcover]

Unlike other strategic procurement guides, Lean Supply Chain Managementconsiders an organization's business condition as a contributing factor in the development of a strategic procurement strategy. That is, rather than taking a one-size fits all approach, the author's more individualized approach illustrates techniques specific to organizations operating in a standard or crisis environment.

Highlights include:

• Methods for developing and tracking strategic procurement initiatives.
• Planning in the standard and crisis environments.
• Coordinating supply chain management and lean manufacturing.
• Performance measurement tools.

Lean Supply Chain Managementprovides purchasers and supplier development professionals with the tools needed to transform procurement from a mere cost center to a profit generator.

Section I - The Foundations
Chapter 1 - The Purchasing/SCM Executive as CEO
Chapter 2 - The Disciplines of Planning
Chapter 3 - Force versus Skill

Section II - The Crisis Environment
Chapter 4 - Defining the Crisis Environment
Chapter 5 - Crisis Plan Background and Phase I: Acquisition Team Formation
Chapter 6 - Phase II: Price Benchmarking
Chapter 7 - Phase III: Short-Term Process Improvement
Chapter 8 - Phase IV: Value Analysis/Value Engineering
Chapter 9 - Phase V: Lean Manufacturing

Section III - The Standard Environment
Chapter 10 - Defining the Standard Environment
Chapter 11 - Supply Base Management
Chapter 12 - Supplier Quality and Development
Chapter 13 - Cost Management and Control
Chapter 14 - Materials Management
Chapter 15 - The Supply Chain Organization

Section IV - Coordinating SCM and Lean Management
Chapter 16 - Developing and Implementing Lean Fundamentals
Chapter 17 - Manufacturing Implemenl3Ê