Mr. Sheldon does a great job simplifying the ideas of lean within materials management. This book is a must read for all materials managers and supply management executives in the manufacturing industry.
Charles Kenyon, CEO, Multistack

Written in an easy-to-understand how to format, this book provides a complete detailed understanding of lean materials planning and execution in today s high-performance manufacturing organizations. It includes actual applications and examples of the various concepts and delineates a variety of important lean and Class A metrics as tools for achieving maximum effectiveness. All important management systems that are essential to high performance, such as sales and operations planning, clear-to-build and process ownership, are covered.

KEY FEATURES

-Shows how lean and Six Sigma can be integrated effectively with materials management principles and includes actual applications and examples of the various concepts
-Provides an appropriate treatment of the basics and a complete detailed understanding of lean materials management in today s high-performance manufacturing organizations
-Describes applications of pull systems and the differences in approach between execution and planning, and how materials managers can gain maximum effectiveness from management systems and metrics
-Details the necessary roles and responsibilities of top management and production management from the materials perspective to achieve improved organizational results
-WAV offers free downloadable glossary of terms, lean and other high-performance assessment tools, and a set of job descriptions for lean material roles, available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center from jrosspub.com