Lean materials planning and execution [electronic resource] : a guide to internal and external supply management excellence / Donald H. Sheldon.

Includes index.

Evolution of materials management and lean -- Applying lean to the planning process and how it affects materials planning -- Lean and excellence in supply management -- Data integrity in lean environments -- Master scheduling in lean materials management -- Materials planning for excellence in lean environments -- Warehouse management and organization -- Top management sales and operations planning -- Demand planning -- Integrating lean and six sigma with enterprise resource planning -- Metrics in lean materials management -- High-performance management systems -- Software tools -- Education and training in lean materials management.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.