
Lean Six Sigma Logistics
Strategic Development to Operational Success
J Ross Publishing
Published on 30. August 2005
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-1-932159-36-3 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-932159-36-3 (9781932159363)
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Persons
Dr Thomas Goldsby is experienced practitioner and consultant and currently an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Logistics at The Ohio State University. He is a published author in numerous well know professional and academic journals such as Supply Chain Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Logistics Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Management Science among others. He is a member of the Distribution Management Association; the Education Strategies Committee for the Council of Logistics; Subcommittee on Collaborative Transportation Management for the VICS Association, Faculty Advisor to the Operations and Logistics Management Association. He is a sought after speaker and on the editorial review board for the International Journal of Logistics Management.
Robert Martichenko is President of LeanCor LLC, headquartered in Burlington, Kentucky. LeanCor delivers Logistics and Supply Chain Management services to organizations embracing Lean production principles. Robert is a certified Six Sigma Blackbelt and he has over ten years of transportation, consulting and third party logistics experience which includes multiple operational launches such as the ""green field"" start up at Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Mr. Martichenko is also an active instructor of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Lean and Six Sigma programs offered by the Lean Enterprise Institute and Saint Louis University - John Cook School of Business. He is an experienced author who currently sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of Logistics Quarterly magazine and is past President of the Cincinnati Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Roundtable and now serves as a regional advisor.
Robert Martichenko is President of LeanCor LLC, headquartered in Burlington, Kentucky. LeanCor delivers Logistics and Supply Chain Management services to organizations embracing Lean production principles. Robert is a certified Six Sigma Blackbelt and he has over ten years of transportation, consulting and third party logistics experience which includes multiple operational launches such as the ""green field"" start up at Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Mr. Martichenko is also an active instructor of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Lean and Six Sigma programs offered by the Lean Enterprise Institute and Saint Louis University - John Cook School of Business. He is an experienced author who currently sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of Logistics Quarterly magazine and is past President of the Cincinnati Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Roundtable and now serves as a regional advisor.
Content
Section I: Lean Six Sigma Logistics: Why Bother?Chapter 1 - What is Lean Six Sigma Logistics?Chapter 2 - The Importance of Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementSection II: The Logistics WastesChapter 3 - The Waste of InventoryChapter 4 - The Waste of TransportationChapter 5 - The Waste of Space and FacilitiesChapter 6 - The Waste of TimeChapter 7 - The Waste of PackagingChapter 8 - The Waste of AdministrationChapter 9 - The Waste of KnowledgeSection III: The Logistics Bridge ModelChapter 10 - A Tour of the BridgeChapter 11 - Flow - Asset FlowChapter 12 - Flow - Information FlowChapter 13 - Flow - Financial FlowChapter 14 - Capability - PredictabilityChapter 15 - Capability - StabilityChapter 16 - Capability - VisibilityChapter 17 - Discipline - CollaborationChapter 18 - Discipline - Systems OptimizationChapter 19 - Discipline - Waste EliminationSection IV: Building the Bridge: Lean Six Sigma Logistics ToolsChapter 20 - Strategy and Planning ToolsChapter 21 - Problem-Solving ToolsChapter 22 - Operational ToolsChapter 23 - Measurement ToolsChapter 24 - Case StudyChapter 25 - Summary and ConclusionNotes