PublishedMcgraw-Hill Book Co, June 2013 |
ISBN9780071811040 |
FormatHardcover, 384 pages |
Dimensions24.1cm × 19cm × 3cm |
Reveals how to create world-class logistics and supply chains in any industry using kaizen Kaizen in Logistics and Supply Chains gives a highly detailed explanation of how kaizen principles are holistically applied to transform logistics and streamline supply chain processes.
The book carries on the themes from the bestseller Gemba Kaizen by Masaaki Imai, and expands on how these ideas have been successfully applied. The work is richly illustrated with more than 200 photographs, flow diagrams, value stream maps, and tables. The last third of the book uses a case study to demonstrate how kaizen logistics and supply chain principles are applied in practice. Appendices include formulas and algorithms not found in other competitor texts.
Explains how the seven main kaizen principles can be applied to transform logistics and worldwide supply chains Details prerequisites for implementing these systems, including stabilization and change management activities Teaches concrete steps to implementing kanban systems, internal and external logistics loops, design flow production lines, and supermarket systems Illustrates all the theory with a case study, showing a real-world application, and offers scorecards, so readers can evaluate their progress while implementing. Foreword by Masaaki Imai, Chairman of the Kaizen Institute, and author of Gemba Kaizen
