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12/16/2011 11:22 AM
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I am very interest in TPS, But I find many book of TPS is just about produce production department?
Could you recommend a good book about how to use lean in purchasing department?
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12/20/2011 09:56 AM
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What problem are you trying to solve?
Are you looking to apply lean principles to the purchasing department itself? If so, then everything in the production environment applies to your department. Your "product" is purchase orders, approved agreements, transactions, etc.
If you are looking to apply lean principles to how the supply chain is managed, there are lots of books on the subject. (Sadly, one of the best, "Creating World Class Suppliers" by Peter Hines is out of print, but if you can find it, it is quite good).
Other than that, the supply chain is a very broad topic. You can look at "Seeing the Whole" (which has just been updated) for a good look at the logistics, etc. Then, once you get into the supplier, you are back into applying production kaizen and setting up good pull linkages.
One thing to keep in mind - you can't go and "fix" a supplier.
You can offer to help them use good techniques to solve a problem, but ultimately it is up to them to run their company.
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12/21/2011 01:25 PM
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Thanks, mark, It is very useful. Lots of problem happened in purchasing work, and were very difficult to be solved. That is why I eager a book about supply chain.
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