Lean logistics : the nuts and bolts of delivering materials and goods

Lean logistics : the nuts and bolts of delivering materials and goods / by Michel Baudin.

Author/creator	Baudin, Michel
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York, NY : Productivity Press, ©2004.
Description	ix, 387 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Business logistics. Materials management. Warehouses--Management. Physical distribution of goods--Management.

Contents	Part 1. Overview of lean logistics. What is logistics? -- The lean approach to logistics -- Part 2. Dock-to-dock material flows inside the plant. Transportation inside the plant -- Warehousing strategies and devices -- Warehouse management -- Warehousing materials, WIP, and finished goods -- Part 3. Material flow in the supply chain. Supplier milk-runs -- Consolidation centers near the plant -- Packaging and returnable containers -- Part 4. Logistics information systems. Pull systems -- Manual pull signals -- Hybrid and electronic pull signals -- Kanban operating policies -- Scheduling principles -- Scheduling lines with setups between products -- Leveled sequencing of mixed-flow assembly -- Production planning and forecasting -- Part 5. Business relationships in a supply network. Third-party logistics -- Supplier-customer relationships -- Supplier support -- Where should you go from here?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2004027226
ISBN	1563272962 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HD38.5 .B376 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold