Books written by James A. Tompkins
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Logistics and Manufacturing Outsourcing: Harness Your Core Competencies
Forward - thinking companies view manufacturing and logistics as functions that tether them to older ways of doing business . With this mindset , these companies choose to outsource operations so that they can achieve structures that ...
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Facilities Planning
Tanchoco, J. M. A., and Agee, M. H., “Plan Unit Loads to Interact with All Components of Warehouse System,” Industrial Engineering, p. 36, June 1981. Tanchoco, J. M. A., Agee, M. H., Davis, R. P., and R. A. Wysk, “An Analysis of the ...
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No Boundaries: Break Through to Supply Chain Excellence
In 1998 , Richard Gilligan , formerly a manager at Ford , became chief operating officer of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America Inc. His job was to turn around a 10 - year - old plant with more than 3,100 employees where quality ...
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The Distribution Management Handbook
This guide covers the entire spectrum of today's key distribution issues, from marketing to order fulfillment.
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No Boundaries: Moving Beyond Supply Chain Management
No Boundaries: Moving Beyond Supply Chain Management
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The Supply Chain Handbook
It is also difficult to establish relationships that foster good customer relations and loyalty . ... Third Party Logistics Third party logistics ( 3PL ) is the outsourcing of transportation functions to another carrier , one that ...
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Facilities Planning
New production techniques, new material handling equipment, larger investments, higher expectations— when it comes to facilities planning there is no room for "business as usual." Today every company must insist...
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Future Capable Company: What Manufacturing Leaders Need to Do Today to Succeed Tomorrow
... maintenance storeroom operation . The store- room for Maintenance Repair Operations ( MRO ) should be orderly , space- and labor - efficient , responsive , and should encour- age maintenance excellence . Initial storeroom design or ...