Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System by Iyer, Ananth
Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System by Iyer, Ananth

Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System

The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for "lean" thinking. Now you can...
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Author: Ananth Iyer
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Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System by Iyer, Ananth

Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System

$95.77
Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System by Iyer, Ananth

Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System

$95.77
Author: Ananth Iyer
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for "lean" thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that "wrote the book on supply chain management."

Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry.

You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota's supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you can use to build an outstanding system of your own. Toyota Supply Chain Management explains how to achieve balance and efficiency by focusing on:

  • Variety: Determine your variety of offerings based on operational efficiency and market demand
  • Velocity: Maintain a steady flow through all processes of the supply chain
  • Variability: Manage inconsistencies carefully to reduce cost and improve quality
  • Visibility: Ensure the transparency of all processes to enable continuous learning and improvement

The authors provide valuable insider tips and offer hands-on guidance for improvingproduction and operations in a variety of industries, including health care, insurance, banking, credit processing, and retailing.

With careful attention paid to every aspect of the subject--from principles and theories to operations and best practices--Toyota Supply Chain Management is the most comprehensive, insightful guide to forging a world-class supply chain system.



Author: Ananth Iyer, Sridhar Seshadri, Roy Vasher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.28w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780071615495

About the Author
Sridhar Seshadri is a professor of operations management in the IROM Department at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. He has done extensive research on supply chain contracts and risk management.
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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