The Forklifts Have Nothing To Do! provides practical methods for improving supply chain operations. Colonel Joe Walden has spent more than 25 years leading supply chain operations. Improving your supply chain will improve your bottom line, regardless of your industry. His recommendations draw on examples in civilian industry and military operations, including his recent experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Supply chain operations in the military are very similar to supply chain operations in commercial industry. Both have the ability to improve operations for the customer.
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Colonel Joe Walden, Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM), is a career US Army Quartermaster Officer. He established the Theater Distribution Center in Kuwait to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and has made presentations worldwide on supply chain process improvements.He currently lives in Lansing, Kansas, with his wife Kay and their two daughters, Amber and Bobbi. He is the Director of the US Army?s School for Command Preparation at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
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Inventory Control is Important!,
By Ron Atkins "Ron" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Forklifts Have Nothing To Do!: Lessons in Supply Chain Leadership (Paperback)
Colonel Walden is right on the money. Busy forklifts do not translate into effective or efficient supply operations. Careful use of economic order quantities, re-order points tuned to demand levels and demand forecasts, and a focus on ensuring the 20% of inventory items that account for 80% of your transactions are always available, is what matters. Also, forward deployment of assets where possible to cut down on ship times to the customer is important. Colonel Walden gives you the facts. And, while I have referred to his rank, please do not infer that this book is for military use only. The supply operations methods in this book are equally applicable to civilian use, and will reduce the cost of material handling, storage, etc.
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