Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management 1st Edition

Lean Supply Chain & Logistics Management - while this book can be very useful as a university textbook, I have found it to be a great source for day to day operations as well as for strategy planning. This book is well laid out and GETS TO THE POINT quickly without waste of effort. Its very refreshing to have a book to use for reference that you can reach the topic and discussion quickly and easily.To the author, well done! I highly recommend this book.

I received a Bachelor's degree and Majored in Supply Chain Management. Everything they taught us was a theoretical view, for example, on lean manufacturing, Kaizen, six-sigma, etc. However, this book is more practical and teaches you how to apply it in real life. I would most definitely recommend this book to any one interested in Lean Supply Chain Management.

The book cover the essential of Lean in Supply Chain; easy to understand with good examples.

Great and detailed book with many examples. I really enjoyed reading it. Even though I believe that the author could provide some more examples. At the end there is a literature review, with also some additional examples, which are detailed. But a good and detailed book on the topic of Lean Supply Chain Enterprises.

A really simple book. It is not a book I would read as an only reasource for the topic, but it give you a good idea of the topic. It contains a lot of actual and modern concepts, so it helps keeping up with the logistics, everchanging, world.

To truly appreciate this book, you have to understand a few things going in. The author, Paul Myerson, comes from more of an academic background. In his consulting work, it seems he focuses more on strategy. As such, the topics discussed in this book are approached from a very high-level, if not theoretical perspective. To be fair, this book has more practical application than your typical educational resources but it's still pretty heavy on the concepts and definitions. The "what" and "why" are covered well but the "how", not so much.In terms of organization, "Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management" does a great job of presenting the core competencies and strategic areas in logistics, supply chain management, and lean alike. Everything that really matters is covered, including trends and projections for the future. In this manner, Myerson's book serves as an excellent primer and refresher alike.If you're looking to get a better sense for what logistics and SCM is all about, this is an excellent resource. If you're already in the industry or know enough, this book can help you fill in the gaps and figure out where you need to do further research. I fell into the latter category and the book served it's purpose in that capacity. I did find myself feeling a bit frustrated with how much buildup without payoff there was. Just when you think Paul Myerson is going to dig deeper, he moves onto the next topic.So now we get to the heart of shortcomings with this book. The issue, as some have pointed out, is that this book is lean in it's content, to a fault. It's an easy read and you may revisit it a few times but there's not much depth to go alongside the breadth. In every section, you're given compelling reasons for why you should take on certain initiatives and what others are doing/saying... But not much else.You'll get plenty of benefits, references, templates, and brief stories/case studies. After that, you'll have to do the legwork. At times, you get the distinct impression that the author is trying to get his readers to hire his firm, Logistics Planning Associates. Whether he is purposely withholding information is anyone's guess but that's how it comes across.For all its missed opportunities, this book should be on your book shelf if you're serious about lean and/or SCM. It'll give you enough high-level insights to figure out where to focus your efforts next. There's plenty of tools and references included in the body of the work and in the appendices. These include an entire section of case studies, links to online resources, scoring matrices, and templates.Overall, this is a solid book. I would not call it the definitive guide on anything but it's a strong conversation starter. I will admit that the author repeats a lot of things that need not be reinforced but there is plenty of substance to make up for it. Certainly, this is not a bad book, nor is it deserving of a one or two-star review. I believe it's worth noting that there are not many contemporary books that cover SCM like this one does. The few that exist don't give you enough information to go on, especially when it comes to technology, systems, and processes. If anyone says this is a really bad book, I must ask, "Compared to what?"

Lean Supply Chain Logistics Management is well written book with good subject matter that can be easily referenced going forward. It is easy reading material and the author appears to be very knowledgeable of the subject matter. A must have Lean reference book for all Lean professionals.

This book in technical terms and enjoy the read.