Management Excellence
Lean Materials Planning and Execution
\"Lean is a major driver in robust manufacturing today. This book is a good reference on lean materials management and I recommend it to both production and materials managers.tt errod Hoff, Manager of Manufacturing, Mathews, Inc. \"Mr. Sheldon does a great job simplifiiing the ldeas of lean within materials management, This book is a must read for all materials managers and sppply management executives in the manufacturing industry.\" -\' -{harles Kenyon, CEO, Multistack \\Tritten in an easy-to-understand \"how to\" format, this book provides a complete detailed understanding of lean materials planning and execution in today\'s highperformance manufacturing organizations. It includes actual applications and examples of the various concepts and delineates a variety of important lean and Class A merrics as tools for achieving maximum effectiveness. All important management systems that are essential to high performance, such as sales and operations planning, clear-to-build and process ownership, are covered. KEY FEATURES o Shows how lean and Six Sigma can be integrated effectively with materials management principles and includes actual applications and examples of the vanous concepts o Provides an appropriate treatment of the basics and a complete detailed understanding of lean materials management in today\'s high-performance manufac turing organizations o Describes applicarions of pull systems and the differences in approach between execution and planning, and how materials managers can gain maximum effectiveness from management systems dnd metrics e Details the necessary roles and responsibilities of top management and production management from the materials perspective to achieve improved organizational resulm
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