3c : A Proven Alternative to MRPII for Optimizing Supply Chain Performance

ISBN-13: 9781574442717 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 272 str.

F. Xavier Gurrola-Gal; Enrique Lopez-Tello; Miguel Fernandez-Ranada

Opis

The authors, experts from Lucent Technologies, discuss in detail the r elationship between the 3Cs - capacity, commonality, and consumption - and how this relationship can revolutionize your business. You will l earn how to: reduce overhead expense and improve shipping performance by using the business capacity as the basis for materials planning; re duce investments in inventory by using the commonality of components; obtain dramatic improvements in the lead time of customer orders by us ing the actual consumption of materials instead of inaccurate sales fo recasts as the basis for purchasing.

Spis treści

The Problem
An Unsatisfied Need
Requirements
The 3C Solution
Supply Chains
Supply Chains Under 3C
Aunt Anita Explaining 3C
The Puzzle Example
The 3C Approach
MRP II Approach
Synchronized MRP Approach
Comparing Performances
Is 3C Always Better Than MRP?
The Commonality Index (CIND)
The Comfort Example
Summary of Sensitivity Analysis
The 3C Path
Background
3C Results
Success Stories
What's Next for 3C
The MRP Path
Background
MRP Results
The Bigger Picture
Full Enterprise Models
Making the Decision

O autorze

F Xavier Gurrola-Gal, Miguel Fernandez-Ranada; Enrique Lopez-Tello