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

by Iyer, Ananth V.; Seshadri, Sridhar; Vasher, Roy

• ISBN13: 9780071615495
• ISBN10: 0071615490
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-04
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Three industry insiders cover every link in Toyota's supply chain, explaining the operations and the logic behind them. Toyota Supply Chain Management will help you design and oversee significant improvements to your supply chain, including:

Author Biography

Ananth V. Iyer is a Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management at the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University.

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Sridhar Seshadri is associate professor at the Stern School of Business, New York University.

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Roy Vasher is a retired senior executive from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, North America.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Toyota Learning Principles and the v4L Framework	p. 1
Comprehensive Overview of Supply Chain	p. 5
Mix Planning	p. 25
Sales and Operations Planning	p. 37
Production Scheduling and Operations	p. 55
Parts Ordering	p. 73
Managing Suppliers	p. 85
Logistics	p. 103
Dealer and Demand Fulfillment	p. 121
Crisis Management	p. 133
The Toyota Way of Managing Supply Chains	p. 147
How to Apply Toyota Way Principles to Nonautomotive Supply Chains	p. 173
The Beer Game and the Toyota Supply Chain	p. 185
Reflections of Supply Chain Participants	p. 201
Reflections	p. 215
Appendix	p. 219
Index	p. 221
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