Organized around the different steps in the process of building a sourcing strategy for a specific commodity family, this book provides a previously unmet requirement in the market for training and educating supply managers.
Organized around the different steps in the process of building a sourcing strategy for a specific commodity family, this book provides a previously u...
Helping to make the work of supply chain managers both faster and more on target with the needs of their companies, this updated edition introduces or emphasizes such SCM topics as drivers of supply chain change; project management approaches for implementing supply chain change; globalization and supply chains; and much more.
Helping to make the work of supply chain managers both faster and more on target with the needs of their companies, this updated edition introduces or...
From one of the world's leading consultants, authors and practitioners in the area of supply chain management comes the most extensive coverage of the subject to date. Bringing more than 18 years of experience in logistics, manufacturing, purchasing, customer service, and supply chain management in a wide variety of industries, William Copacino offers his unique insight and recommendations in Supply Chain Management. This important book provides an overview of all areas of supply chain management in a concise yet informative style. Any busy executive or manager looking to deepen his or her...
From one of the world's leading consultants, authors and practitioners in the area of supply chain management comes the most extensive coverage of the...
Helps readers learn how to stop seeing conflicts as barriers and celebrate them as opportunities for improvement and refinement of the design process. This book introduces the key elements of Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), a process that provokes a breakthrough in your thinking patterns and the way you approach problem solving.
Helps readers learn how to stop seeing conflicts as barriers and celebrate them as opportunities for improvement and refinement of the design process....
This is the first resource to specifically define a comprehensive meth od for planning, developing, delivering, and evaluating ERP training e fforts, including formulas for determining training return on investme nt. Education and training are the single most important precursors to successful ERP implementations. The Learning Requirement Planning pro cess presented involves a six-step enterprise-level instructional desi gn model that when implemented correctly assures success. Integrated L earning for ERP Success shows the reader how to create learning-focuse d ERP implementations that...
This is the first resource to specifically define a comprehensive meth od for planning, developing, delivering, and evaluating ERP training e fforts, ...
The Internet has provided the catalyst for building networks of companies that interoperate, cooperating and collaborating to bring about positive changes in customer value and competitive advantage. The horizontal integration of supply chains both internally and externally is critical and the result of applying the concepts of Business Process Organization across a network of companies. This book demonstrates how companies can build successful supply chain networks. Prescriptive benchmarking models illustrate proven strategies, tactics, and methods for achieving a superior level of supply...
The Internet has provided the catalyst for building networks of companies that interoperate, cooperating and collaborating to bring about positive cha...
Traditional manufacturing systems rely upon centralized, hierarchical systems that are not responsive enough to the increasing demand for mass customization. Decentralized, or heterarchical, management systems using autonomous agents promise to nullify the limitations of previous solutions. Agent-Based Manufacturing and Control Systems: New Agile Manufacturing Solutions for Achieving Peak Performance offers a survey of both the literature and the practical applications of this technology. Using a realistic example of a fictitious firm throughout, the book indicates when agent-based...
Traditional manufacturing systems rely upon centralized, hierarchical systems that are not responsive enough to the increasing demand for mass customi...
Collaborative manufacturing is an interactive process with great potential, but without the direct input of the plant floor systems information, a significant piece of the management process is not available for consideration. Collaborative Manufacturing provides guidance and examples of how and why real-time events within the plant floor management infrastructure should be an integral on-line systems link within the supply chain process. The text presents an overview of the resources planning systems, the design and management of plant data systems, including manufacturing execution systems...
Collaborative manufacturing is an interactive process with great potential, but without the direct input of the plant floor systems information, a sig...
The framework for change is one where continuous monitoring is facilitated by a relevant and responsive information system. This book demonstrates how to achieve transformation in an organization, offering a method for cross-functional continuous problem solving and a management masterplan.
The framework for change is one where continuous monitoring is facilitated by a relevant and responsive information system. This book demonstrates how...
Offering a definition and understanding of what MES is and how it works, this title shows how to tie the many variables of manufacturing into a better production process using an integrated computer system. It addresses issues regarding computers and communication equipment, as well as data entry methods and equipment.
Offering a definition and understanding of what MES is and how it works, this title shows how to tie the many variables of manufacturing into a better...
