Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain


$500 discount for CSCR Corporate Sponsors

Date:

June 7 - 11, 2010

Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain introduces a systemic approach for applying Lean thinking to supply chain challenges. Focusing on principles, tools, and application of strategy for greater speed and efficiency, this program addresses the enterprise view as well as emerging challenges of aligning trading partners with lean supply chain implementation initiatives.

The program will provide an understanding of:

1)Why many of today’s supply chain models are inefficient and what drivers of change impact the strategy and design of existing models and systems;
2)What processes within the supply chain must be evaluated and what makes a supply chain Lean;
3)How to move forward by extending Lean principles and tools across the enterprise and beyond to suppliers and customers

Complete program details are found on the Executive Programs' web site at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/lsc.html.