{"id":4379,"date":"2010-09-09T04:50:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2016-09-19T12:21:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:21:05","slug":"book-review-lean-six-sigma-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/book-review-lean-six-sigma-logistics\/4379\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Lean Six Sigma Logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>J. Ross Publishing sent me a whole box full of complimentary books to read and review (Thanks!). Of the books in that box, Lean Six Sigma Logistics was really good. I recommend this book to anybody working in supply chain, fulfillment and distribution, logistics, transportation &#8211; AND &#8211; is interested in applying Lean Thinking to the Supply Chain.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other Book Reviews You Might Enjoy<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"toyota mindset, taiichi ohno book review\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/toyota-mindset-commandments-taiichi-ohno\/7715\/\">The Toyota Mindset<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"A visual factory, book review on lean\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/book-review-the-visual-factory\/4352\/\">A Visual Factory<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"follow the learner, book review on lean\" 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Development<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1932159363?ie=UTF8&#038;redirect=true&#038;tag=sixsigma09-20&#038;camp=213733&#038;creative=393189&#038;link_code=as3&#038;creativeASIN=1932159363&#038;linkCode=shr\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4380 aligncenter\" title=\"lean-six-sigma-logistics\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/lean-six-sigma-logistics.jpg\" alt=\"logistics for six sigma\" width=\"486\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/lean-six-sigma-logistics.jpg 695w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/lean-six-sigma-logistics-600x243.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/lean-six-sigma-logistics-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the description of Lean Six Sigma Logistics:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Reducing costs, rushing to market and accelerating lead times are vital for survival in today&#8217;s competitive environment. Inventory is no longer considered an asset, and strategies need to be in place to operate with minimal amounts of it. Lean Six Sigma Logistics illustrates how to integrate Lean, Six Sigma and Logistics into a cohesive process that will help eliminate unnecessary inventories through disciplined efforts to understand and reduce variation, while increasing speed and flow in the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>This how to\u009d book provides the vehicle to solidify strategic position, win over customers, and achieve increased profit margins. It is the one book that executives, practitioners, consultants and academics will all want on their bookshelf. A must read for the CEO, CIO, CFO, COO, VP, Director, or Logistics Manager.<\/p>\n<p>Key Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides a method to develop strategies as well as tactical steps for successful operational implementation of Lean Six Sigma Logistics<\/li>\n<li>Addresses top management concerns while providing necessary tools and guidance for the logistics practitioner<\/li>\n<li>Features the Logistics Bridge Model to serve as your compass and map for leveraging value, eliminating waste, and enhancing your abilities to view the supply chain with a critical eye and to develop a vision for continuous improvement<\/li>\n<li>Presents definitive answers for improving operations, making customers happy, and reducing logistics costs and variability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. 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