Reducing costs, rushing to market and accelerating lead times are vital for survival in today’s competitive environment. Inventory is no longer considered an asset, and strategies need to be in place to operate with minimal amounts of it. Lean Six Sigma Logistics illustrates how to integrate Lean, Six Sigma and Logistics into a cohesive process that will help eliminate unnecessary inventories through disciplined efforts to understand and reduce variation, while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain. This “how to” book 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. A must read for the CEO, CIO, CFO, COO, VP, Director, or Logistics Manager. Key Features: -Provides a method to develop strategies as well as tactical steps for successful operational implementation of Lean Six Sigma Logistics -Addresses top management concerns while providing necessary tools and guidance for the logistics practitioner -Features the Logistics Bridge Model to serve as your compass and map for leveraging value, eliminating waste, and enhancing your abilities to view the supply chain with a critical eye and to develop a vision for continuous improvement -Presents definitive answers for improving operations, making customers happy, and reducing logistics costs and variability

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Thomas Goldsby; Robert Martichenko; Robert O. Martichenko

by: Thomas Goldsby & Robert Martichenko

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United States, United States of America

Boca Raton, FL, Florida, 2005

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Includes index.

Logistics, Lean, and Six Sigma form a natural union. Logistics is about managing inventory; Lean is about speed, flow, and the elimination of waste; and Six Sigma is about understanding and reducing variation. Lean Six Sigma Logistics features the Logistics Bridge Model to serve as your roadmap for continuous improvement, leveraging value, eliminating waste, and enhancing your abilities to view the supply chain with a critical eye. It provides a method for developing strategies as well as tactical steps that will help you achieve successful operational implementation of Lean Six Sigma Logistics. The primary focus is on logistics flow, capability, and discipline as the guiding principles for solving any logistics challenge. Whatever the status of your supply chain, this book provides the essence for developing and implementing a successful logistics strategy.

What is lean Six Sigma logistics?
The importance of logistics and supply chain management
The waste of inventory
The waste of transportation
The waste of space and facilities
The waste of time
The waste of packaging
The waste of administration
The waste of knowledge
A tour of the bridge
Logistics flow : asset flow
Flow : information flow
Flow : financial flow
Capability : predictability
Capability : stability
Capability : visibility
Discipline : collaboration
Discipline : systems optimization
Discipline : waste elimination
Strategy and planning tools
Problem-solving tools
Operational tools
Measurement tools
Case study : Lamro Manufacturing
Summary and conclusion.

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.

I am not a logistician, but when it comes down to it, much of the challenge in any business is the supply chain. The book is pretty basic, but for someone with my background was easy to digest, and certainly got me thinking about the implications of Lean (in particular) on the supply chain. A good entry level text also if you are in logistics, but new to six sigma. I would recommend it be used in conjunction with one of the comprehensive LSS intro books (like Lean Six Sigma by Michael George).

Rushing to marketing, reducing costs, and accelerating lead times are vital in todays competitive environment. This guide illustrates how to integrate Lean, Six Sigma, and Logistics into a cohesive process that will help organizations improve profit margins and eliminate unnecessary inventory while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain.

2010-05-31