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April 01, 2008Supply Chain News: To Get a Lean Supply Chain, You Willl Likely Need a Little Yokoten
Lack of Knowledge Transfer Can Often Explain Differences in Lean Success Between Sites; Do the Managers Know How to Learn?
  Topics : Lean | Managing effectively | Manufacturing
   
March 13, 2008On-Demand Videocast: Bringing Lean Strategies to the Process and Hybrid Industries
In this valuable Videocast from Supply Chain Digest and The Supply Chain Television Channel, we explore how Lean manufacturing can be adapted to process and hybrid industries, using core Lean principles and tools adapted to the realities of process and hybrid evironments. We will also explore new generation of technology support that optimizes floor constraints such as tanks, cleaning policies and sequence- dependent changeovers, as well as service level requirements. Companies can reduce waste, work-in-progress inventory and cycle times while increasing throughput by improved resource utilization. Featuring Dr. David Simchhi-Levi of MIT and ILOG.
  Topics : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Lean | Manufacturing | Supply Chain Planning software
   
January 16, 2008Lean Supply Chain: Sustaining Lean Initiatives
Often, No One is Clearly Responsible for Maintaining Value Streams after Initial Success
  Topics : Lean | Managing effectively | Manufacturing
   
November 30, 2007The S and OP Report: S and OP and Lean Manufacturing - Can They Work Together?
Lean Strategies are Great - but Sometimes They Need Help
  Topics : Lean | Sales and Operarions Planning (S&OP)
   
October 15, 2007Lean Supply Chains: Kaizen or Rework?
Getting Bad Practices out of Revamped Value Streams
  Topics : Lean | Manufacturing
   
September 26, 2007Manufacturing News: Lean Supply Chains Create Rapid Impact from Strikes
With Inventory Buffers Gone, Production Can Shut Down Almost Immediately, Even with Management or Temporary Labor
  Topics : Auto industry supply chain | Lean | Manufacturing | Supply chain risk
   
August 05, 2007Lean Thinking: The Journey to World Class
A Three Phase Trip to Higher Performance
  Topics : Lean | Supply chain excellence | Supply chain thought leadership
   
June 12, 2007Lean Supply Chains: Crafting a Lean Audit
Employee Empowerment and Flexibility Are Key; Provide Your Input
  Topics : Lean
   
March 10, 2007Reader Question: Measuring Lean Management Effectiveness
I am interested in measuring the effectiveness of a manager to implement and sustain lean with his/her direct reports. Would the best way be to measure employee engagement with the direct reports? Specifically, questions that indicate a lean environment?
  Topics : Lean | Managing effectively
   
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