This paper describes how a participative simulation model is used to demonstrate supply chain dynamics and to model possible improvements to an entire supply chain. A three-year research project in the automotive steel supply chain found that lack of understanding of the core processes...

The underlying research discussed in this paper is derived from a research programme along three tiers of an automotive steel supply network. The main objective of the initial research was to pinpoint wasteful activities in the supply chain, and in later stages, to develop solutions. The...

This is the Fifth Edition of what has become a standard bestselling text on the tools, systems, and principles of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Operations. The Lean Toolbox covers Lean Philosophy, The Science of Lean, Improvement, Change, Strategy, Flow, Mapping, Scheduling, Layout, Quality,...