Lean Logistics: Moving Beyond Lean Manufacturing

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Description 

Most companies implementing lean practices focus their application on manufacturing operations, and often within the four walls of a specific plant. Yet, the logistics function’s management of materials flows inbound to the plant can significantly impact the ability of manufacturers to meet the needs of customers in the most efficient way possible. Likewise, the outbound flow to customers must ensure that the value created by the plant is sustained as goods reach the market. All the great achievements of the plant can be washed away if products are not delivered in a timely, efficient, and safe manner. The efforts of many lean production operations are defeated when these conditions do not hold. This workshop examines the application of lean principles to the activities of the production-logistics interface. Implementing Lean principles across manufacturing and logistics together will help to ensure that handoffs between the two functions on the inbound and outbound sides of the business result in flows free of constraints and bottlenecks.

Course Learning Objectives 

• Review of lean principles and practices;
• Application of lean principles to inbound and outbound aspects of logistics activity;
• Recognition of the relationship between logistics cost and service,
• Improved coordination between logistics management and the other functional areas of the company; and
• Understanding logistics’ contribution toward the pursuit of the lean enterprise and improved supply chain operations.

About the Presenter

Dr. Thomas J. Goldsby is Professor of Logistics at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. He has held previous faculty appointments at the University of Kentucky (2005 - 2011), The Ohio State University (2000 - 2005), and Iowa State University (1998 - 2000). Dr. Goldsby holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Evansville (1992), M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky (1993), and Ph.D. in Marketing and Logistics from Michigan State University (1998).

Prior to entering academe, Dr. Goldsby was a Logistics Analyst for the Valvoline Company. He previously worked for the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., and as a research fellow at the University of Kentucky Transportation Research Center. He has also served as a consultant to manufacturers, distributors, retailers, logistics service providers, non-governmental organizations, and the U.S. Department of Defense. He also serves on the selection committee for the following industry awards: AMR Research Top 25 Supply Chains, CSCMP's Supply Chain Innovation Award, Logistics Quarterly magazine's Third-Party Sustainability Award, and University of Kentucky's Corporate Sustainability Awards.

Dr. Goldsby's research interests include logistics customer service, supply chain integration, and the theory and practice of lean and agile supply chain strategies. He has published several articles in academic and professional journals and serves as a frequent speaker at academic conferences, executive education seminars, and professional meetings. He is co-author of "Lean Six Sigma Logistics: Strategic Development to Operational Success" (J. Ross Publishing, 2005), with translations in Chinese, Korean, and Russian.

He is a research associate of the Global Supply Chain Forum at The Ohio State University and blog editor for LQ Insights. Dr. Goldsby is a recipient of the 2007 Bernard J. LaLonde Award for the best paper published each year in the Journal of Business Logistics and has twice received the Accenture Award for best paper published in the International Journal of Logistics Management (1998 and 2002). He has received recognition for excellence in teaching at Iowa State University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Kentucky. He was recently recognized as one of the most productive researchers all-time in the field of Logistics Management.

While at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Goldsby has supervised more than 90 Lean/Six Sigma supply chain projects with industry partners, chaired (or co-chaired) five Ph.D. dissertations, and served as an investigator on four federally funded research projects, exceeding $1 million in grant proceeds.

Workshop Fee 

• $495
   
• What's included?
  • Hand’s on, interactive learning
  • Refreshments throughout the day
  • Catered lunch
  • Workshop materials
  • Networking with peers

Recommended Hotel
 

Hampton Inn and Suites Closest hotel to the Bunker @ Flexware 11575 Commercial Drive, Fishers, IN 46038-2954 (317) 913-0300