Session ID:

VS3-01

u Advanced

Lean Supply Chain: The Global Achievers
Hard data from the Leanness Studies identifies the achievers (and the misguided) by global region, by industrial sector, and by company

In this presentation Dr. Richard Schonberger taps his “leanness studies” (15 or more years of hard data on trends in purchased and finished goods from 1,260+ large companies in 37 countries and 33 industrial sectors), and pulls in best-practice lean/supply-chain concepts backed up by company interviews. The results are eye-opening deductions on the progress, and lack of it, in the pursuit of global competitiveness via supply pipelines.

Richard will discuss in detail the following topics in his presentation:

Schonberger & Associates consists of Richard and two family members. Its products are management education and training, written and orally delivered in public events and onsite at companies. Customers include many of the world’s largest manufacturers (IBM, HP, Intel, Mars, Campbell Soup, Eli Lilly, J&J, 3M, GE, GM, Ford, VW, Fiat, Unilever, Philips, Nokia, Olivetti) and many small and medium-sized companies. The public events are sponsored by a diverse mix of professional organizations, trade organizations, academic institutions, consulting firms, and training and development companies.

Dr. Richard J. Schonberger, President

Richard Schonberger has delivered lectures, seminars, and advisory services to industrial and business organizations globally since 1981. Richard’s latest deeply and broadly researched book is Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement: A Deeper Look . . . with Telling Evidence from the Leanness Studies (Wiley, 2007). He is originator of the term and concepts of world-class manufacturing via his book by that title (1986 in 7 languages), and is author of six other trade books including Japanese Manufacturing Techniques (1982 in 9 languages). Schonberger’s 150-plus articles have appeared in a wide range of practitioner and academic periodicals.

His honors include: 1996 Puget Sound Engineer of the Year. Inductee, 1995 Academy of the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. British Institution of Production Engineers’ 1990 International Award in Manufacturing Management. IIE 1988 Production and Inventory Control Award.

Richard was a practicing industrial engineer for 8 years. He followed that with 14 years as professor (information systems and operations management) at the University of Nebraska, during which he was designated George Cook Distinguished (chaired) professor; and later, affiliate professor, Management Science, University of Washington.

Currently, Richard is director of the “Global Leanness Studies” and the “World Class by Principles” international benchmarking project.