Tasting Menu - Boutique Selection
Ops Counter
A boutique route for operations and procurement: the management system behind lean, the study that proved it, and the infrastructure story your sourcing strategy silently assumes.
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The Toyota WayJeffrey K. LikerStart joint cost-reduction with your top three suppliers - shared targets, shared savings.
The Machine That Changed the WorldJames P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones and Daniel RoosBenchmark your operation with the study's ratios: hours per unit, defects, inventory days.
The BoxMarc LevinsonStress-test your sourcing footprint against a chokepoint closure and price the dual-region alternative.
Gemba KaizenMasaaki ImaiSchedule monthly gemba walks for your own receiving, warehousing, and fulfillment areas - golden rules in hand.
The Resilient EnterpriseYossi SheffiBuild tier-two maps for your five most critical categories; flag shared upstream nodes across 'diverse' suppliers.
Out of the CrisisW. Edwards DemingPick one strategic category and re-run last year's award on total cost of use - include quality, expediting, and switching costs - then compare winners.
