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RECOMMENDED READING LIST
TOYOTA SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO TOYOTA’S RENOWNED SYSTEM by Ananth V. Iyer, Sridhar Seshadri, and Roy Vasher (New York, NY; McGraw-Hill, 2009, 240 pages)
Referenced worldwide as a benchmark for “lean” concepts, the Toyota Production System is a cor- porate success study in manufacturing and supply chain management. The authors of Toyota Supply Chain Management—two experts in the subject and a former Toyota senior executive—explain Toyota’s system in detail as the basis for guidance on improving production and operations across a variety of industries, including health care, insurance, banking, credit processing, and retailing. Combining insider tips with “lean” strategies, the book focuses on how to use variety, velocity, vari- ability, and visibility to achieve efficiency and balance within an organization or company.
UNITED STATES ARMY LOGISTICS: FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO 9/11 by Steve R. Waddell (Santa Barbara, CA; Praeger, 2009, 232 pages)
Recommended by the U.S. Army Logistics University Library, United States Army Logistics explores the challenges, outcomes, successes, and failures of more than 200 years of the Army’s logistical systems. Waddell, a Professor of history at the United States Military Academy, follows the course of Army logistics through war and peace to illustrate how it grew into a first-rate supply system that can support current global military requirements. The book is divided into two parts, one explaining the history of Army logistics and the other identifying key elements in the system’s development. Waddell focuses on the ability of Army logistics to meet both short- and long-term demand, considering funding, new technology, the geographical scope of operations, and the availability of resources.
THE ROAD TO EXCELLENCE: BECOMING A PROCESS-BASED COMPANY Revised and edited by Dennis C. Daly and Tom Freeman (Austin, TX; Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing – International, 1997, 177 pages)
Recommended by Lee Thompson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Per- formance Planning, The Road to Excellence conveys the importance of process management in planning and achieving corporate objectives. Authored by process strategists, implementers, and practitioners from manufacturing and service companies, consulting firms, and universities, the contributors’ experiences combine to create a four-section book that offers insights on the advan- tages of becoming process-centered, constantly considering the needs of the customer, and lessons learned in the shift from a function-centered organization. From creating a strategic vision to sustaining process management concepts, The Road to Excellence is useful for businesses of all sizes in a variety of fields, from services to manufacturing.
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