{"product_id":"lean-supplier-development-chris-harris-9781439811252","title":"Lean Supplier Development: Establishing Partnerships and True Costs Throughout the Supply Chain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the global marketplace, no business is a self-contained island. No matter how effective your internal material movement, to be a future-thinking business, you must go to the next step and develop long-term supplier partnerships built on a dedication to continuous improvement and the basic concepts of Lean implementation.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLean Supplier Development: Establishing Partnerships and True Costs Throughout the Supply Chain\u003c\/strong\u003e provides step-by-step instruction on how to build partnerships of mutual improvement and success through supplier development. Offering the same advice that they have successfully applied to corporations across the globe, award-winning consultants Chris Harris, Rick Harris, and Chuck Streeter --\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide criteria on how to choose suppliers that will make good long-term partnerships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrate proven methods for employing Plan for Every Part (PFEP) to link your facility to the supply base\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresent a true cost model that eliminates guesswork when choosing suppliers to develop\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShow how to develop and maintain efficient information flow all along your supply chain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse real-world examples to cover likely contingencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide a sample quarterly supplier review that you can adapt for your own use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLean is a journey, not a destination. It requires flexible leaders at the helm who can readily adjust to ever-changing conditions and it requires like-minded partners all along the supply chain. Finding and developing these partners is not about good fortune, it is all about an uncompromising approach to continuous improvement and the application of systematic methods that will build working partnerships that broaden your definition of what is possible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Harris,Rick Harris,Chuck Streeter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439811253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439811252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Chris Harris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088264671487,"sku":"9781439811252","price":63.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11b1aa4f-fbc4-42d2-af34-93a0ce666a85.jpg?v=1769103949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lean-supplier-development-chris-harris-9781439811252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}