August, 2007 The Seven Deadly Wastes of Logistics: Applying Toyota Production System Principles to Create Logistics Value Joel Sutherland Managing Director Center for Value Chain Research Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 E-mail: jos206@lehigh.edu Bob Bennett President Lean Consulting Associates, LLC, and Group Vice President (retired) Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. 16 Deerhill Drive Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 E-mail: bobben1@cox.net CVCR White Paper #0701
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PRODUCT DESIGN Product Decision / Analysis / product Development Product Design 1) Product is anything that is capable of satisfying a felt need. A new product is the one which is truly innovative and is significantly different from other products. 2) Product Design specifies which materials are to be used, determines dimensions and tolerances define appearances of the product and sets standards of the performance. 3) Service Design specifies what physical items, sensual benefits
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Economic Tradeoffs of Substituting Transportation for Inventory in the Department of Defense - A Case Study of Pipeline ReductionBy H. Don Taylor Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in ECONOMICS APPROVED: _____________________ Dr. Roger Waud _____________________ Dr. Nancy A. Wentzler _____________________ Dr. Brian Reid ____________________ Dr. Tom Lutton
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clear, concise and essential directions to recover from varying degrees of organization interruptions and disasters. 1.3 Confidentiality Statement This manual is classified as the confidential property of ABC. Due to the sensitive nature of the information contained herein, this manual is available only to those persons who have been designated as plan participants,
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Summary…………………………………………………....03 III. Management Resume...........……………………………………….05 IV. Company Fact Sheet………………………………………………......06 V. Smack Energy Bar Ingredient list.............………………........07 VI. Smack Energy Bar Nutrition information...........................08 VII. Marketing Plan.......................…………………………….………..09 VIII. Retail Outlet Commitments………………………….............…….12 IX. Promissory Note ………………………………………………….……...14
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Assessment 1 Develop workplace sustainability Questions What are the sustainability issues? Unsustainable activities have led to changes in our environment, or have been identified as having the potential to lead to future changes. The types of changes that are occurring or are predicted to occur form the key issues for sustainability. The following Table 1 provides a summary of the key issues. They are related to changes to the physical and cultural (being the way we live) environments
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ANALYTIC SERVICES Big Data: The Future of Information and Business Sponsored by Big Data: The Future of Information and Business Executive Summary BIG DATA HAS become a catchall phrase, but at its heart, it offers three challenges for organizations. First, business leaders must deploy new technologies and then prepare for a potential revolution in the collection and measurement of information. More important, the entire organization must adapt a new philosophy
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Experience and research implemented by those with failures have identified the most important concerns being,” what constitutes success and what is failure?” Their question is what contributes to making successful or unsuccessful systems? How do these companies use their system failures to enhance learning opportunities for continued company improvement? How should they study this success or failure? The determination was related at workshops directed by the AMIA to enhance opportunities for future successes
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Instructor’s Manual: Chapter 2 E-commerce Business Models and Concepts Teaching Objectives • Identify the key components of e-commerce business models. • Describe the major B2C business models. • Describe the major B2B business models. • Explain the key business concepts and strategies applicable to e-commerce. Key Terms business model, p. 65 business plan, p. 65 e-commerce business model, p. 65 value proposition, p. 66 revenue model, p. 66 advertising revenue
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C H A P T E R T W O Communicating Strategically In the first chapter, we examined the changing environment for business over the last half century. In this chapter, we explore how these changes have affected corporate communication and why it has become imperative for modern companies to communicate strategically. Strategic communication can be defined as “communication aligned with the company’s overall strategy, [intended] to enhance its strategic positioning.”1 An effective strategy
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