When most teams map a lean value stream, they tend to focus on internal processes, and many organizations have reaped the benefits of implementing lean within their own facilities. The total value stream, however, for a typical product crosses many different organizations and suppliers.
In Improving the Extended Value Stream : Lean for the Entire Supply Chain, Darren Dolcemascolo presents a step-by-step plan for extending lean manufacturing across the entire supply chain. He makes the case for improving the extended value stream by demonstrating the benefits: increased profitability, reduced lead times and inventory, and better quality. He then presents proven methods for sustaining success and continuously improving the entire supply chain. The techniques addressed include extended value stream mapping, process kaizen, outsourcing strategy, supplier evaluation, and supplier integration activities as they relate to a lean supply chain.
This essential workbook :
• Is the only complete resource available on the subject of improving the extended value stream.
• Gives a step-by-step system for implementing lean in the extended value stream.
• Teaches the value stream mapping methodology required to create plans for an extended lean enterprise.
Readers of this book will learn how to extend lean manufacturing to the entire supply chain, magnifying the benefits of lean manufacturing to their bottom line.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 : Planning and Analysis of the Lean Extended Value Stream
Chapter 1 : Lean and the Extended Value Stream
Chapter 2 : Mapping the Extended Value Stream, Current State
Chapter 3 : Creating a Lean Extended Value Stream
Part 2 : Implementation of the Lean Supply Chain
Chapter 4 : Outsourcing Strategy : How to Determine When It Makes Sense to Outsource
Chapter 5 : Evaluating Current and Potential Suppliers for the Lean Extended Value Stream
Chapter 6 : Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Lean Enterprise-Contracting
Chapter 7 : Value-Stream Mapping at Supplier Sites
Chapter 8 : The Tools of Process Kaizen
Chapter 9 : Facilitating Kaizen Events for Suppliers and Customers
Part 3 : Sustaining and Continuously Improving the Lean Extended Value Stream
Chapter 10 : Techniques for Sustaining Success
Chapter 11 : Continuous Improvement of the Extended Value Stream
Recommended Readings
Index
About the Author
