In
Improving the Extended Value Stream: Lean for the Entire
Supply Chain,
Darren Dolcemascolo presents a step-by-step plan for
extending lean manufacturing across the entire supply chain.
He makes the case for improving the extended value stream by
demonstrating the benefits: increased profitability, reduced
lead times and inventory, and better quality. He then
presents proven methods for sustaining success and
continuously improving the entire supply chain. The
techniques addressed include extended value stream mapping,
process kaizen, outsourcing strategy, supplier evaluation,
and supplier integration activities as they relate to a lean
supply chain.This essential
workbook:
- Is the only complete resource
available on the subject of improving the extended value
stream.
- Gives a step-by-step system for
implementing lean in the extended value stream.
- Teaches the value stream mapping
methodology required to create plans for an extended
lean enterprise.
Readers of this book will learn how to
extend lean manufacturing to the entire supply chain,
magnifying the benefits of lean manufacturing to their
bottom line.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART I: PLANNING AND ANALYSIS OF THE LEAN
EXTENDED VALUE STREAM
Chapter 1: Lean and the Extended Value Stream
Chapter 2: Mapping the Extended Value Stream, Current State
Chapter 3: Creating a Lean Extended Value Stream
PART II: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEAN SUPPLY
CHAIN
Chapter 4: Outsourcing Strategy: How to Determine When It Makes
Sense to Outsource
Chapter 5: Evaluating Current and Potential Suppliers for the
Lean Extended Value Stream
Chapter 6: Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Lean
Enterprise--Contracting
Chapter 7: Value-Stream Mapping at Supplier Sites
Chapter 8: The Tools of Process Kaizen
Chapter 9: Facilitating Kaizen Events for Suppliers and
Customers
PART III: SUSTAINING AND CONTINUOUSLY
IMPROVING THE LEAN EXTENDED VALUE STREAM
Chapter 10: Techniques for Sustaining Success
Chapter 11: Continuous Improvement of the Extended Value Stream
Recommended Reading
Acknowledgments
Index
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