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Definitions: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

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Jan 24, 2011

Case Studies: Developing Collaborative Supplier Partnerships

Case Studies Dell Computers Eric Scott Limited Volkswagen Brazil h2. Dell Computers (27) Early on Dell Computers recognized the benefits of collaborative supply chain relationships and adopted the practice while…

Jan 20, 2011

The Relationship between Disruption Amplifiers and Risk Reduction Mechanisms: A Managerial Framework

The Relationship between Disruption Amplifiers and Risk Reduction Mechanisms Clearly, some of these actions (improved planning and collaboration) can be adopted with a minimal level of investment, and may provide…

Jan 20, 2011

Risk Reduction Mechanisms: A Managerial Framework for Reducing the Impact of Disruptions to the Supply Chain

Risk Reduction Mechanisms To manage the amplifiers of supply chain disruptions with their roots in supply chain globalization and product/process complexity, firms have deployed a variety of different Risk Reduction…

Jan 19, 2011

Inventory Management Systems

Software applications that permit monitoring events across a supply chain. These systems track and trace inventory globally on a line-item level and notify the user of significant deviations from plans.…

Jan 18, 2011

Case Studies: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group Top Suppliers Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, BCAG, is a firm that demonstrates excellence in the area of supplier evaluation (22). It has…

Jan 18, 2011

Expected Costs and Benefits: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Expected Costs and Benefits Benefits Costs h2. Benefits By becoming more competent in supplier evaluation, firms can expect a number of financial and non-financial benefits. Each particular quality sought in…

Jan 18, 2011

Implementation Issues: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Implementation Issues Infrastructure Training Project Selection and Execution In order for firms to increase their ability to effectively utilize Six Sigma, they must focus their resources on three major areas:…

Jan 18, 2011

Associated Technologies: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Associated Technologies Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software Critical to quality (CTQ) trees Process maps Histograms Pareto charts Process summary worksheets Cause-effect diagrams Scatter diagrams Affinity diagrams Run charts Control charts…

Jan 18, 2011

Performance Measurements and Metrics: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Performance Measurements and Metrics Brainstorming Balanced Scorecard Four Perspectives Approach When six sigma is used as a metric, it means that defects per million opportunities (DPMO) must be below 3.4.…

Jan 18, 2011

Definitions: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Definitions Critical-to-Quality (CTQs) Methodologies p. Six Sigma is a business process that allows companies to achieve drastic financial improvements by “designing and monitoring everyday business activities in ways that minimize…