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supply chains (continued)<br />

meaning 375, 668<br />

miscommunication in 393–4<br />

objectives 375–7<br />

pipelines 375<br />

relationships 386–91<br />

responsive policies 391<br />

risks 400, 668<br />

time compression 399<br />

vulnerability 400<br />

supply networks 15, 17, 375, 668<br />

changing shape 142<br />

configuring 142–6<br />

design 75, 138–40<br />

decisions 141–2<br />

forecasting 168–76<br />

location of capacity 146–54<br />

long-term capacity management<br />

142, 155–60<br />

immediate 140, 662<br />

lean synchronization 447–9<br />

long-term issues 141<br />

perspective 140–2<br />

total 140–1, 668<br />

supply side 140–1, 148, 668<br />

support functions 5–6, 668<br />

supporting products/services 116<br />

supporting strategy 63<br />

surgery 181, 507<br />

sustainability (environmental)<br />

dimension of corporate social<br />

responsibility 634–5, 638–41<br />

sustainable alignment 604–5<br />

SVT (Sveriges Television) 224<br />

synchronization 431<br />

see also lean: synchronization<br />

synchronized flows 431–2, 547, 550<br />

synthesis from elemental data 254, 668<br />

systematization 19, 668<br />

Taguchi, Genichi 128, 525<br />

Taguchi loss function 525–6<br />

Taguchi methods 128, 668<br />

tangibility 13, 668<br />

target-oriented quality 525–6<br />

targets<br />

absolute 547<br />

performance 609–11<br />

strategic 610<br />

see also goals; objectives<br />

tariffs, cross-border 383<br />

task allocation 242–3<br />

task forces 133<br />

task-time variation 197<br />

Tata 147–8<br />

tax collecting 602<br />

taxis 20<br />

Taylorism see scientific management<br />

TDG 385<br />

Tea and Sympathy 499<br />

team value management (TVM) 379<br />

teams<br />

ERP implementation 416<br />

projects 461<br />

teamwork 248, 574<br />

technical execution, projects 462<br />

technical functions 5–6<br />

technical knowledge 17<br />

technology<br />

costs 48<br />

coupling/connectivity 222, 223<br />

degree of automation 221–2<br />

disruptive 660<br />

failures 576<br />

scale/scalability of 222–3<br />

see also information technology;<br />

processes: technology<br />

telephones, mobile see mobile phones<br />

television programmes 125, 224<br />

teleworking 249, 668<br />

temperatures at work 251<br />

temporal containment of failures 593<br />

temporary nature of projects 459<br />

Tesco 120, 149, 178<br />

Texas Instruments 151<br />

theme parks 162–6<br />

theory of constraints (TOC) 290,<br />

449–51, 668<br />

third-party logistics (TPL) 377–8, 385<br />

third-tier suppliers 393<br />

Third World countries 641<br />

three-bin inventory system 362<br />

throughput efficiency 103–4<br />

throughput rates 89<br />

throughput time 89, 100–4, 325, 335,<br />

436–8, 451, 665<br />

timber merchants 443–5<br />

time<br />

basic 262, 658<br />

compression 399<br />

constraints 471<br />

dependability and 45<br />

estimates 481–3<br />

flexibility 48, 249<br />

intervals between orders 361<br />

lags 20<br />

lead see lead time<br />

overall equipment effectiveness 307–9<br />

projects 446–7, 469–70<br />

set-up reduction 443, 667<br />

standard 263–4, 668<br />

throughput see throughput time<br />

valuable operating time 278, 669<br />

waiting 55, 106–7<br />

time series analysis 171–22<br />

time study 262, 668<br />

time to market (TTM) 130, 132, 669<br />

time value of money 224<br />

timing<br />

of capacity change 157–9<br />

decisions, inventories 345, 357–62<br />

TOC (theory of constraints) 290, 668<br />

top-down 65–6, 668<br />

top management<br />

commitment 514<br />

performance objectives 38, 39<br />

support 416, 461, 620–1<br />

Top Shop 122–3<br />

total customer satisfaction 553<br />

total factor productivity 50<br />

total people involvement 435<br />

total productive maintenance (TPM)<br />

446, 557, 590, 668<br />

total quality management (TQM)<br />

coverage 509–10<br />

customer needs and expectations<br />

508–9<br />

environmental issues 639<br />

as extension of previous practice 508,<br />

509<br />

as improvement approach 549,<br />

557–8, 565–6<br />

ISO 9000 approach 513–14<br />

meaning 508, 668<br />

quality costs 511–13<br />

quality systems and procedures<br />

513–14<br />

social issues 642<br />

staff contributions 510<br />

total supply networks 140–1, 668<br />

total work content 197, 199<br />

Towill, D.R. 399<br />

Toyota 126, 420, 435, 441, 442, 550<br />

TPL (third-party logistics) 377–8, 385<br />

TPM see total productive maintenance<br />

TQM see total quality management<br />

traceability, failures 578<br />

trade-offs 54–5, 127, 644, 646–7, 668<br />

trade unions’ performance objectives 38<br />

trading blocs 382<br />

traditional market supply relationships<br />

388–9<br />

training 220–1, 555<br />

Trans-European Plastics 369–71<br />

transaction costs 214<br />

transaction files 425<br />

transformation costs 643<br />

transformation process model 11–15,<br />

117, 668<br />

transformed resources 122, 117, 187,<br />

208, 342, 668<br />

transforming resources 13, 117, 180,<br />

669<br />

transparency<br />

information 390, 415<br />

layouts 439<br />

transport<br />

costs 150, 153, 155, 383, 645<br />

infrastructure 383<br />

waste from 430, 435<br />

troubleshooting<br />

ERP 416<br />

mechanisms, projects 461<br />

trust 390<br />

TTM (time to market) 130, 132, 669<br />

Tussaud’s 326<br />

Index 685

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