LEAN Supply Chain Planning: The New Supply Chain Management Paradigm for Process Industries to Master Today's VUCA World

by Josef Packowski

Overview

Delivering excellent service to all customers is the key imperative for many sustainable businesses. So why do so many supply chains struggle to fulfill customer requirements at competitive costs? The answer is simple: traditional supply chain planning, which was tailored to a predominantly stable and predictable business environment, cannot handle

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040082317
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	493
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

Why LEAN SCM? The Challenge of Supply Chain Planning in VUCA World. Evolution of Supply Chain Management LEAN SCM Paradigm LEAN SCM Perspectives. Strategic LEAN SCM Planning Process. Tactical SCM Process. Operative LEAN SCM. Organization for LEAN SCM. Performance Management for LEAN SCM. LEAN SCM IT system landscape. LEAN SCM journey. Practioners Experience with LEAN SCM: AstraZeneca s Lean SCM Journey,. Eli Lilly s Synchronized Lean Production. Novartis Buffer Management Concept. AstraZeneca s Rhythm Wheel Excellence Site. The Lean production Initiative at PCI a BASF company. Leveled Flow Design of a Major Scandinavian PharmaCo.

Editorial Reviews

Our Lean Supply Chain Visibility initiative reshaped our operations and supply chain management operating model with fundamental new global capabilities to realize end-to-end lean and agile supply chains and a step change in information systems.
—Andy Evans, Head of Global SC Planning, AstraZeneca

It is not about improving the accuracy of the forecast and reducing the amount of uncertainty in the future, it is about eliminating the need for certainty.
— Ronald W. Bohl, Senior Director of Supply Chain, Eli Lilly

Controlling and monitoring of inventory has long been fully integrated into supply chain functions. Transportation and warehousing cost management are also key tasks for supply chain managers. From an end-to-end perspective, what really counts is what remains visible and measurable for our customers. It is not only about key performance indicators and delivery service but also the ability to properly communicate accurate and meaningful supply chain information in a multi-cultural and cross-functional environment across geographies.
—Christophe Vidonne, Head of Supply Chain Management, and Dr. Ralph Billo, Head of Global Supply Chain Management at Novartis AH

There is no better planning concept than the Rhythm Wheel, I am convinced of this.
—André Wulff, former Planning Head, AstraZeneca Germany

To meet our challenging goals we need a systematic and scientific approach for sustainable improvement of our processes. LEAN SCM is developing and providing the roadmap.
—Thomas Semlinger, Head of Production PCI Europe / BASF Construction Chemicals E-EBE

If your company lives through a lean journey, this book will be a helpful compass throughout all the stages of it.
—David Smith, Executive Vice President of Operations, AstraZeneca

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