Lean Logistics: Nuts And Bolts Of Delivering Materials, The

Description:
Are your warehouses full while production is stopped by shortages? Do your customers complain that your lead times are too long and deliveries too late? Lean Logistics: The Nuts and Bolts of Delivering Materials and Goods by Michel Baudin helps you determine whether you have the right supply to meet your customers' demands, as well as the ability to organize and deliver that supply. In this cutting edge work, Baudin addresses the physical infrastructure of lean logistics and the flow of information that composes its nervous system. He demonstrates the methods that will allow you to avoid shortages while maintaining low inventories, while showing you how to take advantage of the increased capacity and flexibility generated through lean manufacturing. This book picks up where the Baudin's previous book, Lean Assembly, left off.

Table of Contents:
PART I: Overview of Lean Logistics Chapter 1: What is Lean Logistics? Chapter 2: The Lean Approach to Logistics PART II: Dock-to-Dock Logistics inside the Plant Chapter 3: Transportation Inside the Plant Chapter 4: Warehousing Strategies and Devices Chapter 5: Warehousing Management Chapter 6: Warehousing Materials, WIPS, and Finished Goods PART III: Material Flows in the Supply Chain Chapter 7: Supplier Milk Runs Chapter 8: Consolidation Centers Near the Plant Chapter 9: Packaging and Returnable Containers PART IV: Logistics Information Systems Chapter 10: Pull Systems Chapter 11: Manual Pull Signals Chapter 12: Hybrid and Electronic Pull Signals Chapter 13: Kanban Operating Policies Chapter 14: Scheduling Principles Chapter 15: Scheduling Lines with Setups Between Products Chapter 16: Leveled Sequencing of Mixed-Flow Assembly Chapter 17: Production Planning and Forecasting PART V: Business Relationships in a Supply Network Chapter 18: Third-Party Logistics Chapter 19: Supplier-Customer Relationships Chapter 20: Supplier Support Where should you go from here? Bibliography Index