Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed : Integrating the System From End to End

In 2000, Schragenheim and Dettmer published the ground-breaking Manufacturing at Warp Speed. At the time, the cutting-edge ideas expressed were the original work of the authors and not well-known beyond the book’s audience. In the years that followed, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, father of the Theory of Constraints (TOC), adopted their ideas, added his own valuable insights, and popularized them worldwide. Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed serves as the sequel that refines and updates the former approach to production management with new ideas that complement earlier tactics. The authors’ prime motivation for writing this book was to integrate the TOC method for managing the distribution of finished goods with the acquisition of raw materials and the manufacturing process. The result is the first book to describe, in detail, the application of the TOC approach to assured availability in distribution, for both original equipment manufacturers and retailers. "State-Of-The-Art" in Applying Theory of Constraints This cutting-edge reference broadens the scope of its predecessor by integrating manufacturing, distribution, and raw material management into a single end-to-end supply chain. It addresses the new demands taken on when a firm offers to handle rush orders. It also reviews the issues surrounding availability and the management of inventory moving through distribution systems. Fully illustrated, with numerous examples, case studies, and manufacturing scenarios, Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed provides TOC practitioners with the tools needed to address the performance issues of the entire supply chain and develop solutions that represent a win for the end-user as well as stakeholders along the entire supply chain. Cover......Page 1 Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed: Integrating the System from End to End......Page 2 ©......Page 3 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 xiiiIntroduction......Page 9 The Authors......Page 13 1 Inherent Simplicity......Page 15 2 Understanding Traditional Drum–Buffer–Rope and Buffer Management......Page 23 3 Simplified Drum–Buffer–Rope: An Overview......Page 33 5 Overcoming Complications in Using S-DBR......Page 53 6 Using Simplified S-DBR for Making to Availability......Page 81 Make-to-Availability, Make-to-Stock, and Make-to-Order Issues......Page 115 The Theory Of Constraints Approach to Distribution......Page 133 9 Managing Raw Materials......Page 172 10 Business Practice and Supply Chain Performance......Page 180 Epilogue......Page 201 This sequel to the bestselling Manufacturing at Warp Speed, refines and updates the former approach to production management. This is the first book to describe, in detail, the application of the TOC approach to assured availability in distribution, for both original equipment manufacturers and retailers. It addresses the new demands taken on when a firm offers to handle rush orders and addresses the issues surrounding availability, and the management of inventory as it moves through distribution systems. Inherent simplicity Understanding traditional drum-buffer-rope and buffer management Simplified drum-buffer-rope : an overview Enhancements to simplified drum-buffer-rope Overcoming complications with S-DBR Using simplified DBR for making to availability Make-to-availability, make-to-stock, and make-to-order issues The theory of constraints approach to distribution Managing raw materials Business practice and supply chain performance.