Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to the Principles of Toyota's Renowned System
Roy Vasher, Sridhar Seshadri, Ananth Iyer
Language: English
Published by McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, US, 2009
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The Toyota Production System is thebenchmark used throughout theworld for "lean" thinking. Now youcan model your own processes after those ofthe company that "wrote the book on supplychain management."Written by two experts on the subject, alongwith a former Toyota senior executive, thisbook details the most celebrated supply chainoperation in the world to help you form anintegrated, synchronized system that will bethe envy of your industry.You will find key insight into the logic behindevery point of Toyota's supply chain, alongwith both the tactics and strategies you canuse to build an outstanding system of yourown. Toyota Supply Chain Management explainshow to achieve balance and efficiencyby focusing on:Variety: Determine your varietyof offerings based on operationalefficiency and market demandVelocity: Maintain a steadyflow through all processes ofthe supply chainVariability: Manage inconsistenciescarefully to reduce cost andimprove qualityVisibility: Ensure the transparencyof all processes to enable continuouslearning and improvementThe authors provide valuable insider tipsand offer hands-on guidance for improvingproduction and operations in a variety ofindustries, including health care, insurance,banking, credit processing, and retailing.With careful attention paid to every aspectof the subject-from principles and theories tooperations and best practices-Toyota SupplyChain Management is the most comprehensive,insightful guide to forging a world-classsupply chain system.…
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- Title
- Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to the Principles of Toyota's Renowned System
- Author
- Roy Vasher, Sridhar Seshadri, Ananth Iyer
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, US
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0071615490
- ISBN 13
- 9780071615495
- Item weight
- 492 grams
The Toyota Production System is thebenchmark used throughout theworld for “lean” thinking. Now youcan model your own processes after those ofthe company that “wrote the book on supplychain management.”
Written by two experts on the subject, alongwith a former Toyota senior executive, thisbook details the most celebrated supply chainoperation in the world to help you form anintegrated, synchronized system that will bethe envy of your industry.
You will find key insight into the logic behindevery point of Toyota’s supply chain, alongwith both the tactics and strategies you canuse to build an outstanding system of yourown. Toyota Supply Chain Management explainshow to achieve balance and efficiencyby focusing on:
- Variety: Determine your varietyof offerings based on operationalefficiency and market demand
- Velocity: Maintain a steadyflow through all processes ofthe supply chain
- Variability: Manage inconsistenciescarefully to reduce cost andimprove quality
- Visibility: Ensure the transparencyof all processes to enable continuouslearning and improvement
The authors provide valuable insider tipsand offer hands-on guidance for improvingproduction and operations in a variety ofindustries, including health care, insurance,banking, credit processing, and retailing.
With careful attention paid to every aspectof the subject―from principles and theories tooperations and best practices―Toyota SupplyChain Management is the most comprehensive,insightful guide to forging a world-classsupply chain system.
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About the Author
Seshadri received his PhD in Management Science at the University of California Berkeley in 1993 and has an MBA and undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. His dissertation was on stochastic modeling of semiconductor manufacturing and he has consulting experience with Lancome and the Federal Home Loan Bank in New York. He teaches Operations Management and electives in the Stern School at NYU.
Roy Vasher is a former Toyota senior executive. Vasher played a leading role in Toyota’s North American and European initiatives to streamline the supply chain to reduce order-to-delivery lead time. Currently he is president of RPV Consulting, LLC.
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