Supply Chain Management

Integrating Kanban with MRP II..

International Trade and the Successful Intermediary is designed to give independent intermediaries, potential buyers, procurement agents, mandates, lawyers, bankers and companies the fundamental skills to conduct business in the international trade arena, while increasing their knowledge and confide..

Most supply chains are not designed to handle reverse materials flows effectively. Introduction to Management of Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop Supply Chain Processes provides an overall treatment of CLSC and RL, a qualitative and quantitative presentation of the size and dimensions of the overal..

Authored by a team of experts, the new edition of this bestseller presents practical techniques for managing inventory and production throughout supply chains...

Just-in-Time Logistics extends the JIT concept in manufacturing to business logistics, an area that has been observed to account for more than 30 per cent of sales revenue for some firms. It gives you an overview and an introduction of JIT logistics, and provides managerial insights on how to achiev..

Explaining how to introduce Lean principles to IT functions, this book provides the tools and understanding to make better decisions, increase efficiencies, and make IT a major force in delivering sustainable improvements to the supply chain. It introduces powerful Lean tools and techniques and supp..

The control and organisation of the flow of goods in the supply chain is of vital importance to industry and commerce, including manufacturing industrial enterprises, where the timely and efficient delivery of their output at an economic cost is of great concern. This book considers the out-bound su..

Toyota’s methods have rendered remarkable results in high-volume plants, but they have not been fully understood and correctly applied in high-mix, low-volume environments. While lean principles apply in such an environment, implementation methods and tools must be adapted and alternate methods embr..

Making Sense of Project Realities..

The success of any project relies on the punctual, accurate and cost-effective delivery of materials, systems and facilities. This title demonstrates how customised supply chain management can be applied to project management, ensuring project resources are delivered as required, reducing delays and..

Risk management in supply chain logistics has become a necessity due to the number of variables that could cripple a business. This book gives an overview of the critical factors to be considered when managing supply chain risk, with further discussion of how managing supply chain risk can be integr..

The first book on second-generation Drum-Buffer-Rope, this work describes the simplest, most efficient methods for reducing manufacturing cycle time and increasing speed. Fully illustrated and with numerous examples, case studies, and manufacturing scenarios, it is so easy to read that even the novi..