Foreword
Prelude: The Awakening
Introduction
1. Churn: The Cause of Disruption
2. Get the Basics Right: Eliminate the Churn
3. Inventory - Essential to Know What You Have
4. Bill of Material: A Solid Foundation
5. Routings and Work Locations: Accuracy Required for Valid Plans
6. Manage MRP: Do Not Let MRP Manage You (Do Not Let the Tail Wag the Dog)
7. Mastering the Master Schedule: Meeting Customer Requests at Optimal Cost
8. Integrated Business Planning: Leadership from the Top
9. Product and Portfolio Management: Offer What Customers Need, Not What You Think They Need
10. Demand Management: The Art of Demand Planning and Execution
11. Managing Internal Priorities: Delivering Components on Time
12. Capacity Planning: Short, Medium, and Long Term
13. External Sourcing and Supplier Planning: Reaping the Benefits of Valid Scheduling
14. Supply Chain: Ensuring There Is End-to-End Flow
15. Finance, Integrated and Proactive: Top-Down and Bottom-Up
16. Business Improvement: Being Lean and Agile
17. Technology Enhancements: What You Need and Not Just Following a Market Trend
18. People and Behaviors: Get the Team Behind You and Plans Will Be Delivered
19. Implementation: Where to Start
About the Authors
About Oliver Wight
Glossary
Index
JAMES G. CORRELL, now retired, was a principal with Oliver Wight Americas since 1984. Correll has coauthored two books: Gaining Control: Managing Capacity and Priorities, and Achieving Class A Business Excellence: An Executive's Perspective.
LLOYD C. SNOWDEN is a Managing Associate at Oliver Wight EAME, where he deploys his hands-on change management experience to drive improvements through integrated business planning and supply chain optimization.
JAMES BENTZLEY is Director of Planning at Acumed and earned certification from the Oliver Wight consulting program. He has coauthored several supply chain management articles with Jim Correll.