Focus On The Full Chain

Kevin Mixer, AMR Research; Mike Silvio, Cooper-Standard Automotive

The lean goal shouldn't be merely to reduce costs for things like inventory, premium shipments, administration and stockouts, but to remove those inefficiencies from the full supply chain.

Value-Stream Mapping Advantages

Kevin Mixer, AMR Research

Value-stream mapping is to be used before a lean deployment and will help decide what is needed and how it should be measured. It looks at the entire interaction lifecycle, from bidding to volume forecasts and final payment.

Who's Cooper-Standard?

Mike Silvio, Cooper-Standard

The supply chain executive describes his employer's operations.

What Cooper-Standard Needed

Mike Silvio, Cooper-Standard

The manufacturer wanted an immediate, consistent and common communication procedure, with cost savings soon thereafter.

Getting Manager Buy-In

Mike Silvio, Cooper-Standard

If the rank-and-file managers throughout the organization don't buy in, the implementation is virtually dead. Here's how Cooper-Standard tried to get that buy-in.

Training Among The Deployment Surprises

Mike Silvio, Cooper-Standard

Training, ERP standardization and deployment timing were among the surprises that Cooper-Standard discovered when launching.

IBM On Why It Partnered With Infor

Patrick Sedillo, IBM

After working with Infor for several years, Big Blue believes that it is especially powerful when integrated with IBM's own software.

Who Is Infor?

Kevin Piotrowski, Infor

Infor's perspective on lean and how it can truly root out hidden areas of supply chain waste.