TOPICS IN LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

This uniquely designed textbook is structured to support educators in teaching the lean supply chain principles, concepts, and ideas used by industry and researched by scholars. It examines a wide range of current topical subjects in a structured format to help educators impart the value of combining lean management with supply chain management.It focuses on many of the newest and most exciting areas of change in lean and supply chain management. In addition to basic content on the principles of lean and supply chain management, this book converts recent journal research into an easy-to-understand textbook material. While this textbook is suitable as a topical course for operations or supply chain management undergraduate students, it is self-contained and also suitable for graduate students who have had no prerequisite knowledge in operations or production management.

Principles of Lean Management; Principles of Supply Chain Management; Lean and Supply Chain Nexus; Role of Leadership in Lean Value Stream Supply Chain Management; Strategic Customer Focus in Lean Supply Chain Design; Aligning Lean Supply Chain Strategy, Tactics and Operational Plans; Ethics Concepts in Lean Supply Chain Trust Building; Lean Alliances in Supply Chain Management; Globalization and Cultural Impacts in Lean Supply Chains; Integrating Wireless Technology and Networks in Lean Supply Chains; Integrating Information Systems in Lean Supply Chains; Lean Supply Chains in New Product Development; E-commerce Operations and Lean Supply Chains; Achieving World-Class Lean Supply Chains; Outsourcing of Lean Supply Chain Functions.