By Thomas J. Goldsby
ISBN-10: 1932159363
ISBN-13: 9781932159363
Lowering expenditures, dashing to marketplace and accelerating lead instances are important for survival in today’s aggressive atmosphere. stock isn't any longer thought of an asset, and techniques must be in position to function with minimum quantities of it. Lean Six Sigma Logistics illustrates find out how to combine Lean, Six Sigma and Logistics right into a cohesive method that may aid get rid of pointless inventories via disciplined efforts to appreciate and decrease edition, whereas expanding pace and circulation within the offer chain. This “how to” e-book presents the motor vehicle to solidify strategic place, win over buyers, and accomplish elevated revenue margins. it's the one ebook that executives, practitioners, experts and lecturers will all wish on their bookshelf. A needs to learn for the CEO, CIO, CFO, COO, vice president, Director, or Logistics supervisor. Key gains: -Provides a style to increase options in addition to tactical steps for winning operational implementation of Lean Six Sigma Logistics -Addresses most sensible administration matters whereas offering helpful instruments and assistance for the logistics practitioner -Features the Logistics Bridge version to function your compass and map for leveraging worth, getting rid of waste, and embellishing your talents to view the provision chain with a serious eye and to strengthen a imaginative and prescient for non-stop development -Presents definitive solutions for bettering operations, making consumers satisfied, and decreasing logistics charges and variability
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Inventory Carrying Cost Calculation. carrying costs, usually erring on the side of underestimation. Let’s tackle the problem by examining the key components of the carrying cost percentage. The single biggest factor is the opportunity cost of consuming capital on the hunch of future demand and supply events. So, aside from having $300,000, $3 million, or $300 million invested in inventory, what else could you do with that amount of capital if it were not tied up in inventory? This cost of capital component is the single largest piece of inventory carrying cost.
Logistics plays an important role in support of bringing innovative products and services to light. By effectively coordinating material flows with suppliers and managing distribution with intermediaries and customers, the logistics organization can help the company to “make the boat” rather than miss it. Along with a thorough understanding of internal operations, this physical connection to suppliers upstream in the supply chain and customers downstream allows logistics to assume a leadership role in the realm of supply chain management.
First, the concept of supply chain management is not well understood. Much debate has surrounded the very meaning of the term, with a lack of consensus existing even today. Even the functions that belong in supply chain management have been debated. Another reason supply chain management is not widely practiced is that it is not easy to accomplish. As noted, it involves coordination of planning and operational activities throughout the company as well as coordination of activities with suppliers and customers.