Building a lean supply chain

Companies of all sizes, shapes, and descriptions are attempting to implement lean manufacturing. Unfortunately, lean has become a marketing term, and is attached to many tools and methods that are, at best, peripheral to true lean manufacturing. We define a supply chain as the collection of all the...

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Published in:Manufacturing Engineering 2004-05, Vol.132 (5), p.107-114
Main Authors: Phelps, Tom, Smith, Mike, Hoenes, Teri
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft industry
Critical path
Guidebooks
Lean manufacturing
Machine shops
Manufacturing
Market strategy
Optimization
Suppliers
Supply chains
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Summary:Companies of all sizes, shapes, and descriptions are attempting to implement lean manufacturing. Unfortunately, lean has become a marketing term, and is attached to many tools and methods that are, at best, peripheral to true lean manufacturing. We define a supply chain as the collection of all the organizations that contribute directly to the manufacture and delivery of a product. The most complete view of a supply chain centers on the OEM. It extends up through distribution and delivery to the end customer, and down through tiers of suppliers to raw materials. What it takes to build a lean supply chain is discussed.
ISSN:0361-0853