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Lean Performance ERP Project Management: Implementing the Virtual Lean Enterprise, Second Edition (Resource Management)

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The situation in the manufacturing industry in the United States in 2008 is as follows: All surviving US manufacturing companies are implementing or planning on implementing lean manufacturing principles and practices. All successful US manufacturing companies are doing or have done extensive lean manufacturing implementations. At the same time ERP systems remain as the backbone of the business enterprise integrating all the business functions within the organization. Manufacturing, accounting, sales, human resources, in fact all business function share this same powerful database.

Brian Carroll's 2nd edition of "Lean Performance ERP Project Management - Implementing the Virtual Lean Enterprise" provides management and operations practitioners with an excellent guide and reference as to how these two powerful systems and tools can be combined to achieve the productivity gains that companies are seeking. The book includes a history and evolution of lean manufacturing and an overview of lean principles and tools. Included also is a step-by-step guide for the project manager to apply these lean principles and practices while at the same time getting the full benefit of the power of an ERP system.

I can tell you from personal experience that these tools work. Having used Brian's methodology within my own organization we were able to achieve significant improvements in business processes and achieve our performance improvement goals of reduced cost, reduced cycle time, improved delivery performance, and the elimination of defects. I know that this book can also be a great resource for you company's improvement projects.

Carl Ollerer
Director of Manufacturing
Peerless Industries