Introduction: What the Book Is All About |
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Reader's Guide |
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About the Author and the Motivation for This Book |
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Acknowledgments |
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Part I Why LEAN SCM Today? |
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Chapter 1 Supply Chain Management in Process Industries |
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1.1 Supply Chain Management Must Master the VUCA World |
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1.1.1 Supply Chain Management Orchestrates Global Functions and Networks |
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1.1.2 Key Pain Points in Supply Chain Organizations Today |
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6 | (1) |
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1.1.3 Why Leadership Is Concerned about the Impact of Volatility |
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1.2 Supply Chain Planning in the VUCA World Today |
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1.2.1 Planning and Control as the Backbone of Supply Chain Management |
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1.2.2 The VUCA World Poses New Challenges to Supply Chain Planning |
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1.2.3 Today's Supply Chain Planning Approaches and Their Limitations |
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1.3 Why We Need a Paradigm Shift in Supply Chain Planning Now |
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1.3.1 Traditional Planning Approaches Fail to Deal with the VUCA World |
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22 | (5) |
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1.3.2 Common Lean Approaches Are Insufficient for Global Supply Chain Synchronization |
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27 | (5) |
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1.3.3 How to Back Out of the Dead End of Today's Planning |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Guiding Principles of LEAN SCM Planning: Facing VUCA Challenges |
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37 | (18) |
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2.1 LEAN Demand: How to Cope with Rising Demand Variability |
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37 | (6) |
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2.1.1 Accept Uncertainty and Eliminate the Need for Certainty in Execution |
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38 | (1) |
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2.1.2 A View of Aggregated Demand: Be Prepared for Consumption-Driven Supply |
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39 | (2) |
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2.1.3 Stop Using Forecasts to Trigger Manufacturing: Respond to Real Consumption |
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41 | (2) |
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2.2 LEAN Supply: How to Get a Grip on Supply Uncertainty and Reliability |
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43 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Manage Demand Spikes with Planned and Right-Sized Safety Stock Buffers |
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43 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Level Production Plans to Create Flow and Stabilize Utilization |
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45 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Use Cyclic Production Patterns to Achieve a Common Takt and Regularity |
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46 | (2) |
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2.3 LEAN Synchronization: How to Master Complexity and Ambiguity |
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48 | (5) |
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2.3.1 Separate Planning to Slice Complexity for End-to-End Synchronization |
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49 | (1) |
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2.3.2 "Parameter-Driven" End-to-End Supply Chain Planning |
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50 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Establish Visibility and a Collaborative Environment for Synchronization |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Fundamentals of LEAN SCM Planning: A Paradigm Shift in Planning |
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55 | (34) |
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3.1 What Is the Most Suitable Supply Chain Planning Approach to Follow? |
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56 | (10) |
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3.1.1 The Lean Supply Chain Is More about Waste Elimination and Cost Efficiency |
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56 | (1) |
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3.1.2 The Agile Supply Chain Is More about Responsiveness and Customer Service |
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57 | (1) |
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3.1.3 The Resilient Supply Chain Is More about Risk-Avoidance and Robustness |
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58 | (1) |
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3.1.4 Trade-Offs among the Common Paradigms in Supply Chain Management |
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59 | (2) |
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3.1.5 How LEAN SCM Combines and Builds upon a New Planning Paradigm |
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61 | (5) |
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3.2 The Building Blocks for LEAN SCM Planning: Concepts and Highlights |
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66 | (15) |
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3.2.1 Flexible Rhythm Wheels Enable Cyclic Planning while Responding to Variability |
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67 | (4) |
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3.2.2 Dynamic Safety Buffers in Planning for Two-Sided Variability Management |
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71 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Cycle Times and Inventory Targets Aligned to Global Takt for Synchronization |
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73 | (2) |
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3.2.4 Separation of Tactical Pre-Parameterization and Planning to Reduce Complexity |
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75 | (3) |
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3.2.5 Enabling IT to Create Global Visibility and Staying Power for Sustainability |
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78 | (3) |
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3.3 How LEAN SCM Planning Drives Corporate Success in the VUCA World |
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81 | (4) |
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3.3.1 Creating a Step Change in Supply Chain Performance |
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81 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Better Service Leads to Customer Satisfaction and True Competitive Advantages |
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82 | (2) |
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3.3.3 World-Class Operational Supply Chain Performance Means Financial Success |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (4) |
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Part II How to Design and Build LEAN SCM |
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Chapter 4 Prepare Your Supply Chain for LEAN SCM |
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4.1 Segment and Strategize Your Supply Chain |
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90 | (9) |
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4.1.1 How Many Supply Chain Strategies Are Needed? |
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90 | (2) |
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4.1.2 Structure Customers and Products to Build Supply Chain Segments |
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92 | (3) |
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4.1.3 Assigning Strategies to Defined Supply Chains |
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95 | (4) |
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4.2 Aligning the Supply Chain from a Top-Down Perspective |
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99 | (21) |
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4.2.1 Create End-to-End Transparency in Supply Chains |
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99 | (6) |
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4.2.2 Identify and Assess Gaps to Improve Supply Chain Synchronization |
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105 | (8) |
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4.2.3 Adopt Three Measures for Preparing the Supply Chain |
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113 | (7) |
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4.3 Aligning the Supply Chain from a Bottom-Up Perspective |
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120 | (17) |
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4.3.1 Gain Transparency into Local Value Streams |
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121 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Analyze Value Streams to Prepare the Shop Floor for LEAN SCM |
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123 | (7) |
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4.3.3 Aim for Leveled Flow Design |
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130 | (7) |
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137 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Strategic LEAN Supply Chain Planning Configuration |
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139 | (60) |
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5.1 What to Produce: Replenishment Modes |
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141 | (9) |
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5.1.1 Sell What You Make: Forecast-Based Push Replenishment |
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142 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Make What You Sell: Consumption-Based Pull Replenishment |
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143 | (7) |
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5.2 How to Produce: Production Modes |
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150 | (17) |
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5.2.1 Kanban and Its Advancements for Process Industries |
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150 | (4) |
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5.2.2 Product Wheels and Rhythm Wheels for Cyclic Production Planning |
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154 | (4) |
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5.2.3 How to Manage Variability with Different Rhythm Wheel Types |
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158 | (9) |
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5.3 Supply Chain Mode Selection: Combining Production and Replenishment Modes |
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5.3.1 Define the Configuration Scope of the Supply Chain Segment |
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168 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Analyze Key Impact Dimensions of Mode Selection |
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5.3.3 Select the Appropriate Supply Chain Modes |
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182 | (3) |
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5.3.4 Evaluate Your Decision Quantitatively |
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185 | (3) |
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5.4 The Strategic Renewal Process to Configure Agile Supply Chains |
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188 | (8) |
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5.4.1 What Information Base Is Needed on Strategic Level? |
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189 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Establish Sustainable Renewal of Supply Chain Modes |
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191 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Ensure Supply Chain Agility through Regular Mode Renewal |
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5.4.4 Who Is Involved to Enable Governance for Supply Chain Agility? |
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196 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Tactical LEAN Supply Chain Planning Parameterization |
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199 | (70) |
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6.1 Setting Up the Parameters for LEAN Production Modes |
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201 | (21) |
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6.1.1 Classic Rhythm Wheel Design to Enable Flow in Stable Environments |
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203 | (8) |
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6.1.2 Breathing Rhythm Wheel Design to Manage Higher Demand Variability |
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211 | (5) |
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6.1.3 High-Mix Rhythm Wheel Design to Manage Diverse Product Portfolios |
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216 | (6) |
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6.2 Setting Up the Parameters for LEAN Replenishment Modes |
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222 | (12) |
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6.2.1 How Stocks Are Structured for Variability and Uncertainty |
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223 | (4) |
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6.2.2 Right-Size the Parameters to Enable Consumption-Based LEAN Replenishment |
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227 | (7) |
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6.3 Synchronize Parameters to Achieve an End-to-End LEAN Supply Chain |
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234 | (19) |
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6.3.1 Synchronize Supply Chain Cycle Times to a Global Takt |
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236 | (9) |
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6.3.2 Build on Dynamic Inventory Target Setting to Smooth Cycle Time Oscillation |
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245 | (8) |
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6.4 The Tactical Renewal Process to Parameterize LEAN Supply Chains |
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253 | (14) |
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6.4.1 What Information Base You Need |
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255 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Establish Regular Renewal of Planning Parameters |
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256 | (7) |
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6.4.3 Alignment of Planning Parameters for the LEAN Supply Chain |
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263 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Who Is Involved in Keeping the Supply Chain LEAN through Synchronized Parameters? |
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264 | (3) |
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267 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Operational LEAN Supply Chain Planning Execution |
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269 | (28) |
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7.1 How to Execute Planning and Sequencing with Rhythm Wheels |
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270 | (7) |
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7.1.1 The Replenishment Trigger Report as a Link between Production and Replenishment |
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271 | (3) |
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7.1.2 Handling of Demand Signals with Rhythm Wheels |
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274 | (3) |
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7.2 How to Level Production with Factoring |
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277 | (7) |
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7.2.1 Use Cycle Time Boundaries to Stabilize the Asset Takt |
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277 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Use Upper Factoring When the Cycle Becomes Too Long |
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279 | (3) |
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7.2.3 Use Lower Factoring When the Cycle Becomes Too Short |
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282 | (2) |
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7.3 Effective Monitoring of Planning Execution in LEAN SCM |
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284 | (8) |
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7.3.1 What Should Be Monitored? |
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284 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Operational LEAN Production KPIs to Monitor Asset Performance |
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286 | (3) |
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7.3.3 Operational LEAN Replenishment KPIs to Evaluate Inventory Parameterization |
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289 | (3) |
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292 | (5) |
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Part III What to Implement and Transform for LEAN SCM |
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Chapter 8 Build an Organization for LEAN SCM |
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8.1 Below the Ground: The Prerequisites for LEAN SCM |
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299 | (8) |
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8.1.1 Management Buy-In and Mobilization for LEAN SCM |
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300 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Ensuring Leadership and Commitment across Functional Borders |
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302 | (2) |
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8.1.3 Shift in Mindsets and Accountabilities in the SCM Community |
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304 | (3) |
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8.2 Above the Ground: The Visible Enablers for LEAN SCM |
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307 | (12) |
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8.2.1 What Is the Right SCM Organization Model for LEAN SCM? |
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307 | (3) |
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8.2.2 Integration of LEAN SCM Processes with the Existing Planning Processes Framework |
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310 | (6) |
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8.2.3 Mapping Roles and Responsibilities to Renewal Processes |
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316 | (3) |
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8.3 Managing Change and Transition for LEAN SCM |
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319 | (8) |
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8.3.1 Focus Areas of Change Management |
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319 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Key Activities of Change Management |
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321 | (3) |
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8.3.3 Valuable Tools for Change Management in LEAN SCM |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Performance Management for LEAN SCM |
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329 | (24) |
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9.1 Role of Performance Management in LEAN SCM |
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330 | (7) |
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9.1.1 Key Objectives of Performance Management for LEAN SCM |
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330 | (3) |
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9.1.2 Orchestrating Supply Chain Planning Processes Successfully |
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333 | (2) |
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9.1.3 How the LEAN SCM Paradigm Changes Your Performance Management |
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335 | (2) |
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9.2 How to Measure LEAN SCM Performance |
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337 | (7) |
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9.2.1 Metrics to Link Tactical and Operational LEAN Supply Chain Planning |
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338 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Metrics for Linking Strategic and Tactical LEAN Supply Chain Planning |
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339 | (2) |
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9.2.3 Metrics for Assessing the Maturity of a Supply Chain for LEAN SCM |
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341 | (3) |
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9.3 Five Points to Consider for Successful Performance Management |
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344 | (6) |
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9.3.1 Develop a Balanced and Comprehensive System of Metrics |
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344 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Effective Target Definition for Performance Tracking |
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345 | (2) |
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9.3.3 Systematic and Regular Performance Analysis for Sustainability |
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347 | (1) |
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9.3.4 Create Clear Responsibility for Metrics |
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348 | (1) |
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9.3.5 Use Data Management and IT Systems for Support |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 The Planning System Landscape for LEAN SCM |
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353 | (28) |
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10.1 The Evolution of IT Planning Systems |
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354 | (6) |
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10.1.1 MRP II: Consideration of Capacity but Captured in the Automation Trap |
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355 | (1) |
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10.1.2 ERP: Functional Integration but Lost in the Details |
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356 | (1) |
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10.1.3 APS: Supply Chain Integration but Caught in the Optimization Trap |
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357 | (1) |
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10.1.4 The Forecast Myth: An Overarching Obstacle |
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358 | (1) |
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10.1.5 IT for LEAN Planning: How to Escape the Optimization Trap and the Forecast Myth |
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358 | (2) |
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10.2 Enabling LEAN Planning: How to Leverage Past IT Investments |
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360 | (5) |
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10.2.1 Enterprise Resource Planning |
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361 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Master Data Management |
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362 | (1) |
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10.2.3 Market Demand Planning (APS Module) |
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362 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Supply Network Planning (APS Module) |
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363 | (1) |
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10.2.5 Detailed Planning and Scheduling (APS Module) |
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363 | (2) |
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10.3 LEAN Planning Add-Ons to Complete the IT System |
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365 | (14) |
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10.3.1 Configuring and Renewing Tactical LEAN SCM Parameters |
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366 | (2) |
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10.3.2 Planning and Adjusting Production Based on Actual Consumption |
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368 | (4) |
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10.3.3 Performance Monitoring for the Renewal Process |
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372 | (7) |
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379 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 The LEAN SCM Journey |
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381 | (12) |
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11.1 Building Strong Commitment and Leadership for LEAN SCM |
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382 | (2) |
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11.2 Creating a Holistic LEAN SCM Architecture |
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384 | (4) |
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11.3 Establishing LEAN SCM Program Management |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (3) |
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Part IV How Your Industry Peers Gained Benefits by LEAN SCM |
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Chapter 12 Read How Top-Industry Players Share Their Experiences with LEAN SCM |
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12.1 Motivation and Approaches to LEAN SCM |
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393 | (44) |
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12.1.1 AstraZeneca's Lean SCM Journey |
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394 | (6) |
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12.1.2 Eli Lilly's Synchronized Lean Production |
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400 | (9) |
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12.1.3 Buffer Management at Novartis |
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409 | (8) |
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12.1.4 Leveled Flow Design to Enable LEAN Planning |
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417 | (8) |
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12.1.5 AstraZeneca Excellence with Rhythm Wheel Takted Site |
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425 | (7) |
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12.1.6 The LEAN Production Initiative at PCI: A Company of BASF |
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432 | (5) |
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12.2 Why LEAN SCM: Summary of Key Benefits |
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437 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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439 | (2) |
Index |
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