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Lean Materials Planning & Execution shows how to capitalize on Lean systems and thinking to cut costs, increase performance and make internal and external customers happy. This book explores the roots of high-performance materials management to guide today's professional toward the right process controls at the right time. Written in a practical, easy-to-understand format, Lean Materials Planning & Execution describes supply chain management best practices and delineates a variety of important Lean and Class A metrics as tools for achieving maximum effectiveness. It covers all important management systems that are essential to high performance, such as sales and operations planning, clear-to-build and process ownership, along with the role of materials manager in getting maximum effectiveness from these tools. Key Features Shows how Lean and Six Sigma can be integrated effectively with materials management principles. Describes applications of pull systems and the differences in approach between execution and planning. WAV Offers a free downloadable glossary of terms, Lean and other high performance assessment tools, and a set of job descriptions for Lean material roles available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com Table Of Contents 1.Introduction to Materials. 2. Leaning the Planning Process and How it Affects Materials Planning. 3. Excellence in Supply Chain Management. 4. Data Integrity. 5. Master Scheduling. 6. Planning For Excellence. 7. Warehouse Management. 8. S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) Process. 9. Demand Management. 10. Integration with ERP. 11. Metrics in Scheduling. 12. Job Description of Materials Manager. 13. Software Tools for Materials Management. 14. The Management Systems for Class A Master Scheduling. 15. Education and Training. for Success: The Investment in Human Capital