Jul 13, 2006
Theory of Base6© – Successfully Implementing the Lean Supply Chain
A featured story (in three parts no less) at the Council of Supply Chain Management’s website describes the Theory of Base6 – Successfully implementing the lean supply chain. The authors of the article are Robert Martichenko and Dr. Thomas Goldsby. In the first part of the article, a list of persistent ideas in business are listed on account o fthe fact that these ideas have some value proposition. The list includes:
- Total Quality Management – Dr. W. Edwards Deming influence
- Six Sigma – Dr. W. Edwards Deming influence – Motorola and GE developed
- Lean Manufacturing – Dr. W. Edwards Deming influence -Taiichi Ohno, Eiji Toyoda, Shigeo Shingo, Toyota Motor Manufacturing developed
- Theory of Constraints – Eliyahu Goldratt
- ISO Certification – influenced by engineering groups from many countries
- Good to Great – Jim Collins
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Steven Covey
Further, they distil the above business ideas around six common themes (hence, i suppose the term Base6) which are:
- Customer Focus
- Vision Deployment
- Process Management
- Teamwork
- Quality at the Root
- Continuous Improvement
Each theme is then expanded briefly in their article. I am waiting for the next part in the series to see how these themes are fleshed out in greater detail and how these themes are linked up towards developing and implementing a lean supply chain.
Categorized as: Reviews_, Lean_, Supply Chain Managment_, Process Management_
Tags: Theory of Base6, Lean, Lean Supply Chain, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, ISO, Quality, Continuous Improvement