Lean Materials Planning and Execution: A Guide to Internal and External Supply Management Excellence

Lean materials management is a constant challenge in most supply chains and is one of the most critical issues facing manufacturing organizations. Success is defined by controlling all components of an operation, including the costs of quality, delivery speed and flexibility, and the synchronization of the correct parts delivered as needed. Lean Materials Planning & Execution shows how to capitalize on Lean systems and thinking to cut costs, increase performance and make internal and external customers happy.

This book explores the roots of high-performance materials management to guide today’s professional toward the right process controls at the right time. Written in a practical, easy-to-understand format, Lean Materials Planning & Execution describes supply chain management best practices and delineates a variety of important Lean and Class A metrics as tools for achieving maximum effectiveness. It covers all important management systems that are essential to high performance, such as sales and operations planning, clear-to-build and process ownership, along with the role of materials manager in getting maximum effectiveness from these tools. This is a must read for materials managers, production managers and top management in manufacturing organizations.

About the Author

Donald H. Sheldon is president of the DHSheldon & Associates consulting firm in New York. He has over 30 years of management experience, serving in the positions of Director and General Manager of The Raymond Corporation's (world-class manufacturer of material handling equipment) Aftermarket Services Division, Vice President at Buker, Inc. (world leader in business management education and consulting), and Director of Management Systems and later Vice President of Global Quality and Six Sigma Services at the NCR Corporation. Mr. Sheldon consults with companies all over the globe to improve competitive advantage.

Mr. Sheldon has written numerous articles published in journals, and is coauthor (with Michael Tincher) of The Road to Class A Manufacturing Resource Planning (MPR II) (1995), and is the author of Achieving Inventory Accuracy (J. Ross Publishing 2004), Class A ERP Implementation (J. Ross Publishing 2005), World Class Sales & Operations Planning (J. Ross Publishing 2006), and World Class Master Scheduling (J. Ross Publishing 2006). He has been a frequent speaker at colleges, international conventions, and seminars, including APICS (the Association for Operations Management). He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Business and Government Policies Studies and an undergraduate degree in Business and Economics from the State University of New York, Empire State College. He is certified by APICS as Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM), Certified in Resource Management (CIRM), and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).