Lean six sigma logistics provides the vehicle to solidify strategic position, win over customers, and achieve increased profit margins. This white paper is based on a webinar presented by robert martichenko. His others include two shingo research awardwinning books. The book connects common lean tools to the broader lean journey, shows how to identify and eliminate waste, and aids the reader in seeing lean for what it. His debut novel, drift and hum, has won multiple awards including the ibpa benjamin franklin gold winner award for best first book fiction. Executive summary lean manufacturing continues to increase in strategic popularity as organizations strive to increase flow of material and reduce waste at all levels in the supply chain. Goldsby and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Join us to learn the theory behind lean and to see firsthand how lean principles are applied to logistics and supply chain processes. The nuts and bolts of delivering materials and goods find, read and cite all the research you need on. Robert martichenko keynote speaker corporate culture, leadership, supply chain. Building a lean fulfillment stream lean enterprise institute. Everything i know about lean i learned in first grade is just that sort of book. As of today we have 77,691,594 ebooks for you to download for free. Speed to market, reducing costs, and accelerating lead times are vital for survival in todays competitive environment.
Lean is commonly linked to manufacturing and to nonmanufacturing only in a large scale such as supply chain or logistics services goldsby and martichenko, 2005. Since we organised our first uk lean summit way back in 1997, weve always tried to push the frontiers of lean thinking both in terms of lean research and lean practice. Jim womack summarizes the key principles of the toyota production system as lean manufacturing in his book lean thinking. Realworld examples and case studies demonstrate how to effectively use this powerful strategy to. Strategic development to operational success by robert o. Rethinking your supply chain and logistics to create maximum value at minimum total cost. The books central argument is that lss provides all the tools needed to reduce waste, find and create value, manage the supply chain, and delight customers. This how to book illustrates how to integrate lean, six sigma and logistics into a cohesive process that will help you eliminate unnecessary inventories through disciplined efforts to understand and reduce variation, while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain. The current conditions of globalization and competitive. Martichenko is the founder and ceo of leancor supply chain group, a trusted supplychain partner with a mission to advance the worlds supply chains robert is an industry thought leader, who has spent over 25 years learning and implementing lean and operational excellence with a focus on endtoend supply chain management across a wide array of industries. If lean thinking often entails unlearning a plethora of bad habits, wouldnt it better if we learned better thinking and habits from the beginning.
Building the lean fulfillment stream robert martichenko. Strategic development to operational success thomas j. Not flow from an inventory point of view, but rather the flow of the book itself. It is the one book that executives, practitioners, consultants and academics will all want on their bookshelf.
Martichenko i am not a logistician, but when it comes down to it. Additionally, robert has written several dozen articles on the topic of lean supply chain published in. Toward the close of the book, a realworld example is provided as an exercise in critical thinking and problem solving related to lean six sigma logistics. Additionally, robert is the author of everything i know about lean i learned in first grade and lean six sigma logistics. Lean supply chain and logistics management provides explanations of both basic and advanced lean tools, as well as specific lean implementation opportunities. It brings lean back to its original simplicity by showing how lean. Building the lean fulfillment stream the purpose of the book is to connect lean thinking to logistics and supply chain management. Robert martichenko is an experienced practicing logistician and an active lean instructor, and sits on the editorial advisory board of logistics quarterly magazine. There is no question that building an organizational culture of continuous improvement is a progressive evolution that takes time. Logistics 3pl, consulting and training northern kentucky. Womack handed me an article, knowing i would find it. Businesses all around the world are familiar with the value of lean principles. I read the book and met with robert martichenko in a training session. What follows are perspectives from robert martichenko, lei.
Ltd management explains how lean logistics work, and incorporating lean logistics into your business model will help the growth of your business. Now shortened to lean, lean manufacturing is the business system, principles, methods and tools based upon make up the toyota production system. Robert has recently coauthored the logistics management book titled. His other books include two shingo research awardwinning books. Robert has a bachelors degree in mathematics, an mba, a six sigma black belt and is the author of several successful business books including his debut fictional novel, drift and hum, winner of the ibpa benjamin franklin award for best first book fiction. His other books include success in 60 seconds, and lean six sigma logistics. The lei senior executive series on lean leadership as part of a continuing series on leading lean transformations, the lean enterprise institute lei will interview executives from a variety of companies to explore the challenges lean transformations present to senior managers. Robert is an industry thought leader and has spent over 25 years learning and implementing lean and operational excellence with a focus on endtoend supply chain management across a wide array of industries. Lean thinking was the book where womack and jones coined the phrase lean manufacturing.
Building a lean fulfillment stream lean enterprise academy book. Leancor supply chain group is a trusted supplychain partner with a mission to advance the worlds supply chains. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms half the cargo mass of a boeing 747200f. Discovering hidden profit by robert martichenko and a great selection of related books. Lean six sigma logistics focuses on logistics flow, capability, and discipline as the guiding principles for. Designing and implementing lean in your supply chain. Lean summit 2019 1st global learning lean summit lean summit 2019 1st global learning lean summit.
Everything i know about lean i learned in first grade. We hope that logisticians and supply chain leaders will look at their work in a whole new way. The first book to apply lean and six sigma to logistics. With any luck, when we do invest our time in reading an industry book, we. Its written from the perspective of the author visiting his daughters 1st grade class and discovering methods for teaching and managing the classroom that seem very similar to the. Beginning his journey in transportation and warehousing supporting toyota motor manufacturing indiana, robert has spent over 25 years learning and implementing lean and. In this blog, robert martichenko discusses his lessons learned while building these cultures in our new world of constant disruption sharing key knowledge that will lead todays business leaders down the path. Everything i know about lean i learned in first grade by.
The book connects common lean tools to the broader lean journey, shows how to identify and eliminate waste, and aids the reader in seeing lean for what it truly. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books youll actually want to read. Robert martichenko, 2011 published by lean enterprise institute, 2010. Third party logistics 3pl, supply chain consulting, and corporate lean training provider in kentucky cincinnati.
Bulk purchase discounts are available only to business and education entities where books are used for internal learning purposes. Robert orloe martichenko was born in timmins, ontario, canada, and has lived in the united states for the. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Blog of robert martichenko professionalkeynote speaker. This workbook demonstrates how lean logistics increases value while.
Robert martichenko keynote speaker corporate culture. The book then describes a lean implementation methodology with critical success factors. Lean six sigma logistics thomas j goldsby, robert martichenko. Strategic development to operational success by thomas j. It brings lean back to its original simplicity by showing how lean is alive in a first grade classroom. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Robert martichenko is ceo, leancor, and instructor, the lean enterprise institute and the georgia tech supply chain and logistics institute, 8598661179. Dan jones, authored the premier lean books the machine that changed the world, lean. Robert martichenko is the founder and ceo of leancor supply chain group, a trusted supply chain partner with a mission to advance the worlds supply chains through training, consulting. However, the scope of this thesis is narrowed to warehousing. Lean six sigma logistics embodies the elimination of wastes through disciplined efforts to understand and reduce variation, while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain. Robert has written several business books and one novel most recently, discovering hidden profit. A leaders daytoday guide to building, managing, and sustaining lean organizations and building a lean fulfillment stream.
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